Recipe:

Brine sardines in a 10% salt solution for 48 hours. Shorter than this and the fish turn out mushy, longer and they're too salty.

Rinse brine off, put fish in a jar with ~65% vinegar solution and whatever spices you like. I use bay, onion, pepper and junpier.

Wait 4 days before eating. Obviously it needs to be kept in the fridge.

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[–] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've never had these but I think I would love them. At least here though it's very very very tough to find sardines fresh enough to cook with, so I'm more likely just to roast them with olive oil and garlic when I do.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Never heard of this book, but now I have it looks like something I definitely want.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    It's pretty good book. It does lack on recipes(it has some) but it has a lot of information on tools, process, science and history. Even if you don't make anything it's still a good read.

    Edit: Here's the contents.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    Sounds delicious 😋

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    How do you destroy anisakis? do you freeze it beforehand?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    It has to be refrigerated? I thought a major point of pickling food was for preservation. Why can't you just keep it in the pantry?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    It does preserve the food. My pickled onions keep for about a month in the fridge, which they wouldn't if not pickled. But long life does not mean impossible to spoil.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    This looks amazing. Will you eat them on crackers?

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