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What to do with sardines?

Willamena
21-09-2005, 07:31
And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?
Laerod
21-09-2005, 07:35
Throw them away or feed them to your cat.
(I'm biased though, I can't stand fish)
The White Hats
21-09-2005, 07:45
In the UK, sardines on toast is a classic snack. That's all I ever do with tinned sardines. (Ground black pepper is a must.)

If you're not keen on the toast idea, and they're reasonable quality, you could have them with a simple salad.
Celestial Kingdom
21-09-2005, 07:47
Try vitello tonnato if you are into italian antipasti
The White Hats
21-09-2005, 07:47
Throw them away or feed them to your cat.
.....
Have you ever tried force-feeding a cat? (See OP.)
Super American VX Man
21-09-2005, 07:47
Personally, I'd just eat 'em straight. Erm...lessee...you could try cooking them in a pan with some spinach, mushrooms (I use spinach and mushrooms with a lot of things), olive oil, and a touch of red wine. That seems to me like it might taste decent. But I don't know any real recipes.
Borro Klapwokkel
21-09-2005, 07:49
roast em and eat em with a little lemonjuice and bread
Te Lyubam
21-09-2005, 07:52
Try coating them in seasoned flour and deep frying them until crispy - I think it's similar to something they do in Spain
Kanabia
21-09-2005, 08:02
In the UK, sardines on toast is a classic snack. That's all I ever do with tinned sardines. (Ground black pepper is a must.)

If you're not keen on the toast idea, and they're reasonable quality, you could have them with a simple salad.

That's what I usually do. Don't forget to brush your teeth afterwards though...or at least have a breathmint :p

Try coating them in seasoned flour and deep frying them until crispy - I think it's similar to something they do in Spain

Hmmm, that sounds good.
Bjornoya
21-09-2005, 08:04
Use them as bait to catch crawdads=(crayfish)=[mini-lobsters]
Gartref
21-09-2005, 08:14
Sardines + Ice cream + Blender = Sardine Milkshake.
Celestial Kingdom
21-09-2005, 08:35
Sardines + Ice cream + Blender = Sardine Milkshake.

"...garg..."
Laerod
21-09-2005, 09:00
Hm... I've been wondering. If sardines are oily enough, do they burn? Could you make candles out of them? :p
Celestial Kingdom
21-09-2005, 09:33
Hm... I've been wondering. If sardines are oily enough, do they burn? Could you make candles out of them? :p

If the applied flame is hot enough :p , well nothing more romantic than a candlelight dinner with sardine-smelling candles ;)
Te Lyubam
21-09-2005, 09:46
Sardines + Ice cream + Blender = Sardine Milkshake.

Have you been watching Iron Chef by any chance?
Anarchy and Herblore
21-09-2005, 09:49
Ok, you need some sausages, bacon, eggs, can of beans, peeled plumb tomatoes, and some toast.

Got it? good!

Now,............ throw away those sardines and make yourself a full english breakfast. :D
Rotovia-
21-09-2005, 10:00
And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?
Stick them down your pants and dance. Garunteed to impress the ladies ;)
Keruvalia
21-09-2005, 10:04
I just slather them with brown mustard and eat them right out of the tin.
BackwoodsSquatches
21-09-2005, 10:41
Ok, you need some sausages, bacon, eggs, can of beans, peeled plumb tomatoes, and some toast.

Got it? good!

Now,............ throw away those sardines and make yourself a full english breakfast. :D


"can of beans"?

What, pray tell, do you use the beans for?
Anarchy and Herblore
21-09-2005, 10:43
"can of beans"?

What, pray tell, do you use the beans for?

I do apologise, that should be baked beans.... as in Heinz baked beans. A can of which looks like this (http://www.eurocosm.com/Application/Images/Newpics/02PAC46md.jpg)

Actually heres a full english with beans (http://www.cameronsbritishfoods.com/images/englishbreakfast.jpg)
Keruvalia
21-09-2005, 10:44
"can of beans"?

What, pray tell, do you use the beans for?

You really, really do not want to know. This is, after all, the country that gave us Monty Python and Douglas Adams .... who knows what zany things they may do with sausages and beans. Probably drive them around on the highways while Mary Poppins sings to them.

Or not ...
BackwoodsSquatches
21-09-2005, 10:45
I do apologise, that should be baked beans.... as in Heinz baked beans.


And how do you eat them?

Just warmed up, and on the side?


Beans are rarely eaten for breakfast over across the pond.
BackwoodsSquatches
21-09-2005, 10:46
You really, really do not want to know. This is, after all, the country that gave us Monty Python and Douglas Adams .... who knows what zany things they may do with sausages and beans. Probably drive them around on the highways while Mary Poppins sings to them.

Or not ...


I have a suspicion that toast is involved....

...wich would be wrong.
Anarchy and Herblore
21-09-2005, 10:47
And how do you eat them?

Just warmed up, and on the side?


Beans are rarely eaten for breakfast over across the pond.

Yep warm, hot in fact. They go good on toast.
Kanabia
21-09-2005, 10:53
Yep warm, hot in fact. They go good on toast.

Mmh, yeah. Preferably with a fried egg or two on the side. And lots of pepper.

*is hungry*
Keruvalia
21-09-2005, 10:55
Yep warm, hot in fact. They go good on toast.

Guess ya'll don't have grits, then. Shame.
Anarchy and Herblore
21-09-2005, 11:03
Guess ya'll don't have grits, then. Shame.

Nah, I only know what grits are because I remember them being mentioned in that film 'My Cousin Vinny' with Joe Pesci. I guess in Europe we think that if you haven't had soemthing that gives you gas by 11 am then there is something wrong with you.
I V Stalin
21-09-2005, 11:13
Yep warm, hot in fact. They go good on toast.
With cheese. Cheese goes with anything in fact, including Marmite. Also, it goes well with mullerice sandwiches.
Anyway, back to the original point...sardines. Erm...you got any other pets, apart from the cat? If not, try frying them in beer...I suggest Newcy Broon. It works for bacon...
Sskiss
21-09-2005, 11:18
And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?

I simply eat them as they are or add them to my rice for dinner. They are a great sourse of Iron, Calcium, Phopherous, Proteins and Omega 3 fatty acids.

My cats eat them as well as an occasional treat :)
SoWiBi
21-09-2005, 11:36
well i'd go for the throw 'em away as fats as possible option as well. you might wanna put on gloves, hold your nose and try not to look while doing it, but then you should be fine.
Compulsive Depression
21-09-2005, 12:25
Sardines? You just eat them. Or you can put them on toast, or in a sarnie. Tomato sauce might work well.
The deep-frying thing sounds nice, too.

Ok, you need some sausages, bacon, eggs, can of beans, peeled plumb tomatoes, and some toast.
Don't forget black pudding, fried bread and plenty of brown sauce. Possibly mushrooms. Bubble and Squeak if you've got the necessaries, too!
Lusitaniah
21-09-2005, 12:37
If they were fresh you should barbecue them with nothing but salt. It goes excellent with roast paprika salad and boiled potatoes. Its what we do in Portugal.

The canned ones can be put on a salad for extra taste (to the salad i mean) or eaten with bread if you are camping or in the army. In reality canned sardines are normally a last resource. You should try the fresh ones.
Willamena
21-09-2005, 13:36
Use them as bait to catch crawdads=(crayfish)=[mini-lobsters]
Haha. Well, I meant a recipe for me. ;)
Willamena
21-09-2005, 13:37
Some very good ideas. Thank you all.

(I am definately going to try the spinach mushroom idea with a portion of them.)
Willamena
21-09-2005, 13:46
Don't forget black pudding, fried bread and plenty of brown sauce. Possibly mushrooms. Bubble and Squeak if you've got the necessaries, too!
What is Bubble and Squeak???
Compulsive Depression
21-09-2005, 16:30
What is Bubble and Squeak???
Fried leftover vegetables. Mostly potatoes, but whatever you had for dinner last night.

There's a recipe here (http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/british/00/rec0039.html), but it's one of those foods where a recipe is kind of against the spirit of the thing ;)
Legless Pirates
21-09-2005, 16:32
And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.
Set them free!
Ashmoria
21-09-2005, 16:37
*shudder*

you keep sardines in your pantry so that the cockroaches will have something to eat after the nuclear holocaust.


you dont eat them!
Hoos Bandoland
21-09-2005, 16:41
And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?

I just eat them as is, perhaps between two crackers. If I have no crackers, I prefer the sardines in mustard sauce. By the way, my cats are crazy about them. Yours must not be a real cat!
Demented Hamsters
21-09-2005, 16:46
On toast with melted cheese and Marmite is bloody nice, especially with a big dollop of Heinz BBQ sauce on top.


Other than that, the only thing I can think of is sew them into the curtains at a mate's place. Or under their car seat. Works best in hot weather.
Willamena
21-09-2005, 16:52
Set them free!
Free to wander off to the landfill site?
Willamena
21-09-2005, 16:54
On toast with melted cheese and Marmite is bloody nice, especially with a big dollop of Heinz BBQ sauce on top.
Thoroughly disguised so the flavour is indistinguishable? :)
Legless Pirates
21-09-2005, 16:54
Free to wander off to the landfill site?
No. Free in your neihbours' mailbox :D
Frangland
21-09-2005, 16:54
And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?

don't some people eat them with mustard?

are the heads still on them or are they fillets?
Drunk commies deleted
21-09-2005, 16:56
Trade them in for a can of mackerel. I can't stomach sardines, but mackerel is tasty.
Nyuujaku
21-09-2005, 17:02
Sardines on crackers with cayenne pepper is always good. Or, you could always flake them and use them instead of tuna in your favorite recipe.

On a completely unrelated note, the best way to eat grits (or drink coffee, for that matter) is no butter, and with a big spoonful of molasses mixed in. Nummy!
Willamena
21-09-2005, 17:05
don't some people eat them with mustard?

are the heads still on them or are they fillets?
No heads or tails.
Keruvalia
21-09-2005, 17:57
On a completely unrelated note, the best way to eat grits (or drink coffee, for that matter) is no butter, and with a big spoonful of molasses mixed in. Nummy!

Well *somebody* has let their country roots show. ;)
Branin
21-09-2005, 21:26
No heads or tails.
Expanding on the deep frying idea a little....

Make tempura with them. Make a batter that is thick enough to hold some things together (sort of) and then throw in the sardines, fresh greenbeans or asparagus, maybe a little bacon, take the new mix out by the handful and deep fat fry it (or just in a pan with a lot of oil if you do not have a fryer).

Tempura is fun to experiment with, you could mix in anything really, but those are the that struck my fancy while writing this.