Catalan-style lanterns

Catalan-style lanterns

Main dishes

Discover this traditional Catalan recipe featuring sardines, mushrooms, and olives.

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"Llucets are a Catalan culinary specialty made with sardines, mushrooms, and olives. It’s a simple and delicious recipe that you can prepare at home.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$14.42 $3.61 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $12.92
  • $0.42
  • $0.15
  • $0.28
  • $0.19
  • $0.46

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. After cleaning the mold shells, we will season them with salt. ≈ 3 min
  2. We will wash the mushrooms several times, then finely chop them with olives, a hard-boiled egg (peeled), and some parsley. ≈ 3 min
  3. On a heat-resistant plate, we will pour a thin layer of oil paint, then add the peeled and finely chopped onion. ≈ 3 min
  4. Next, arrange the fish fillets and drizzle them with the strained lemon juice. ≈ 3 min
  5. Finally, we’ll coat them with the breadcrumb mixture, sprinkle the top with breadcrumbs, and then drizzle with melted butter. ≈ 2 min
  6. Place the pan in a preheated oven until the fish is golden brown.
  7. Category: Catalan cuisine ≈ 3 min

The bill

Catalan-style lanterns

  • 1/2 kg of small sardines, cut into rings$12.92
  • 50 g of green olives, pitted$0.42
  • 1 small onion$0.15
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • 50 g of fresh bread$0.19
  • 50 g of butter$0.46

Total$14.42

that's $3.61 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1/2 kg of small sardines, cut into rings
  • 1 small box of mushrooms
  • 50 g of green olives, pitted
  • 1 or hard
  • Fresh julivert
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 lemon
  • 50 g of fresh bread
  • 50 g of butter

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