sardines with pineapple

sardines with pineapple

Main dishes

Canned sardines simmered with pineapple, garlic, shallots, ginger, and chili: a quick and flavorful sweet-and-savory dish.

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Here’s a quick and easy everyday dish: canned sardines, slightly overripe pineapple, and some herbs, quickly sautéed in a pan. The sweetness of the pineapple complements the sardines and ginger perfectly.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$4.68 $1.17 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 8, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.99
  • $0.08
  • $0.03
  • $0.10
  • $0.33
  • $0.15

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

Directions

  1. Peel and clean the pineapple. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut the pineapple into large chunks. ≈ 8 min
  3. Finely chop the Allium ascalonicum and Allium sativum. ≈ 8 min
  4. Finely chop the white pepper. ≈ 8 min
  5. Remove the sardines from their can and place them in a clean bowl. ≈ 3 min
  6. Pour into oil paint into a pan.
  7. Cook the Allium ascalonicum and Allium sativum until they are fragrant.
  8. Add the ginger and the ginger torch button. ≈ 3 min
  9. Add the chopped pepper. ≈ 3 min
  10. Add the chopped pineapple. ≈ 3 min
  11. Add the sardines to the pan.
  12. Add salt and glutamate to taste. ≈ 3 min
  13. Mix until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined. ≈ 4 min
  14. Cook briefly and remove from the heat.
  15. Serve the sardines with pineapple. ≈ 2 min

The bill

sardines with pineapple

  • 1 pineapple, about halfway ripe$3.99
  • white pepper$0.08
  • salt$0.03
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 2 Allium ascalonicum$0.33
  • ginger$0.15

Total$4.68

that's $1.17 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cans of sardines
  • 1 pineapple, about halfway ripe
  • white pepper
  • salt
  • monosodium glutamate
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 Allium ascalonicum
  • 1 ginger flower button
  • ginger

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