Sardines Mariées (Married Sardines)

Sardines mariées (married sardines) are stuffed with chermoula, a marinade that is as much part of the Moroccan cooking heritage as couscous.

📝 Ingredients

• 8 sardines ((or 16 sardine filets))
• Vegetable oil
• 1/2 bunch cilantro ((only leaves), chopped)
• 1/2 bunch parsley (, chopped)
• Salt
• Pepper
• 3 cloves garlic (, minced)
• 2 tablespoons paprika ((or ñora))
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons olive oil

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Chermoula ---
2. 2Mix all the chermoula ingredients in a mortar and mash well.
3. 3--- Sardines mariées ---
4. 4Clean and gut the sardines.
5. 5Wash and drain the sardine filets. Butterfly the fish.
6. 6Take a sardine filet, lay it flat and coat generously with chermoula on the flesh side.
7. 7Take another filet and place it flesh side down on top of the other filet to cover it.
8. 8Proceed similarly with all of the sardine filets and the rest of the chermoula.
9. 9Put sardines in the refrigerator and marinate for 1 hour.
10. 10Brush each of the sardines with vegetable oil.
11. 11Lay the sardines inside a fish grilling basket.
12. 12Grill for 5 to 7 minutes on each side or more depending on the size of the sardines.