Sardines
1kg (about 15 to 20 fish)
Fresh
Landed by Inter-Nos (Tuesday 6 October).
Priced each morning from that day's catch, and brought to you in our own chilled van, never by courier.
Qty
Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
Sardines are small, oily fish with blue-green backs and bright silver sides, swimming in large shoals. Cornish sardines, once known as pilchards, are caught by ring-net boats working close to the coast.
The flesh is rich, full-flavoured and soft, with natural oils that keep it moist under a fierce heat. Sardines are made for the grill or barbecue: cooked whole, they take only a few minutes and pair well with sharp, fresh flavours that cut through the richness.
Suitable for
- Grilling
- Barbecuing
- Pan-frying
- Roasting whole
- Baking
Ideas
- Barbecued whole sardines with lemon, garlic and parsley
- Grilled sardines on toast with tomato and olive oil
- Butterflied sardines with a herby breadcrumb stuffing
- Pan-fried fillets on a warm potato and caper salad
How much to buy
3 to 4 whole sardines per person as a main, 1 to 2 as a starter.
Season
The Cornwall Good Seafood Guide says the main sardine season runs from August to January, though they are sometimes caught outside that period.
Storage and freezing
Keep covered in the coldest part of the fridge at 0-4°C and cook within 24 hours, as oily fish is best very fresh.
Can be frozen for up to 2 months, well wrapped; oily fish loses quality faster in the freezer than white fish.
Chef's tip
Brush the fish and the grill bars with oil and leave them alone for the first couple of minutes, so the skin releases cleanly.
Allergens
Contains: Fish.
Product information
- Name
- Sardines
- Sold
- fresh
- Species
- Sardina pilchardus
- Caught at sea
How ordering works
- 1
Add to your basket. Pick your fish, and the delivery day.
- 2
Pay by card. Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
- 3
Delivered chilled. Prepared the way you chose and brought to your door in our own chilled van, never by courier, across Cornwall and Plymouth, Monday to Friday. Order by 4pm the day before.
Free delivery: Cornwall (TR mainland) and Mid-Cornwall· Further out: £5.95–£9.95, free over the zone's threshold· all zones
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