What is the best way to eat canned sardines?

I know how good they are for you and most people enjoy eating them simply on a cracker, however I find it difficult to imagine swallowing - bones and all...Would love to hear other approaches to preparing!

Kate
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  • August 9, 2013
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paizley
paizley July 28, 2024
I hate mashed sardines! Just bought a can and the first one I tried to take out disintegrated. Gross. I also love anchovies, tiny bones and all. Get a backbone... major pun intended.
 
Wallis P.
Wallis P. September 23, 2019
I was taught this from my Dad, who served in the N. Atlantic during WWII, in the Merchant Marines.
Drain the can of sardines. Mash together, ½ teaspoon of each, ketchup, mayo, mustard, until blended, eat on crackers, sandwiches, with chips. Easy, quick, delicious.
 
Nancy
Nancy July 1, 2016
I know this is an old thread, but since it popped up with Drew Parma's info on a great sale, here's one more way:
you can also grill them (or griddle them if they're too small) & serve them with a cucumber mint relish. A la Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby in NYTimes, 15 Sept 1999.
 
QueenSashy
QueenSashy August 14, 2013
I liked them chunky mashed with lemon and scallion, with a slice of fresh bread.
 
nutcakes
nutcakes August 10, 2013
I like them on crackers with Dijon mustard.
 
babytiger
babytiger August 10, 2013
I like the canned ones in either white bread or rice. With generous amount of hot sauce.
 
Sam1148
Sam1148 August 9, 2013
Saltines, horseradish, ketchup (or cocktail sauce)..lemon juice and sardines.
 
tREX
tREX August 9, 2013
Mark Bittman at the NYTimes has a great recipe; enjoy!
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/PASTA-WITH-SARDINES-BREAD-CRUMBS-AND-CAPERS-50094711
 
ChefJune
ChefJune August 9, 2013
Been eating these all my life. They were Dad's favorite thing to "prepare" for himself if Mom wasn't around to fix him lunch on weekends. He preferred them on white bread. I like them on Ry Krisp-type crackers. And only King Oscar packed in olive oil. I guess we're "sardine snobs." ;)
 
HalfPint
HalfPint August 9, 2013
I have a sardine pate recipe on Food52, http://food52.com/recipes/16274-lemony-sardine-pate
Everything gets ground up, so you won't even feel any bones (which are rich in calcium). I usually serve the pate on baguette as a crostini or a sandwich.
 
karen06
karen06 August 9, 2013
I LOVE sardines (in good olive oil only please) on plain hot cooked rice with a sprinkling of maldon. Simplicity at its best. You can add a tiny squeeze of fresh lemon juice but that is it. I am getting hungry just thinking about it.
 
sexyLAMBCHOPx
sexyLAMBCHOPx August 9, 2013
My husband's favorite preparation is adapted from The Silver Spoon cookbook. It's called Fisherman’s Eggs
"Easy and very tasty. Try them for breakfast, or pair with a leafy salad for a quick supper." Serves 4.
 
pierino
pierino August 9, 2013
Here's my own recipe http://food52.com/recipes/2639-steinbeck-bagnat
 

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Monita
Monita August 9, 2013
Sardines are delicious and the bones are really not so boney. A really great way to enjoy sardines is to dip them in batter and pan fry them. Here's an easy and delicious recipe
http://www.wholeliving.com/191978/pan-fried-sardines
You can also cut them up and add them to salad
 
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