Fried fish (small fish)

Fried Fish (Small Fish)

Main dishes

A simple, flavorful fried fish recipe, perfect for a family dinner.

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Serves 2, takes about 2 hours to prepare and is rated easy.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time2 hr
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total3 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodskillet
  • Estimated cost$6.37 $3.19 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 servings
  • $5.21
  • $0.10
  • $0.24
  • $0.07
  • $0.02
  • $0.73

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the small sardines, along with the unpeeled garlic cloves, the bay leaf and salt.
  2. Cook the fish until golden. Remove the skin from the sardines once they are cooked.
  3. Mash the garlic cloves with the sardines into a purée. Add a glass of white wine and mix well.
  4. If the dish is too dry, add some water. Make sure the sauce is thick and crispy. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Fried Fish (Small Fish)

  • 200 g small sardines$5.21
  • 2 cloves garlic$0.10
  • 2 tbsp olive oil$0.24
  • Pepper$0.07
  • Salt$0.02
  • 1 glass of white wine$0.73

Total$6.37

that's $3.19 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g small sardines
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Pepper
  • Salt
  • 1 glass of white wine

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