Easy Sardines Santander Style - Sardinas a la Santanderina

This dish is from Santander, on the north coast of Spain. Fresh sardines, fried and then sauteed with tomato sauce is a great dish to serve with warm bread to soak up the sauce.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
16 fresh sardines
1 cup flour
1 cup Spansh virgin olive oil
1 yellow or white onion, chopped
5 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, sliced
1/8 cup parsley, chopped
salt to taste
Preparation:

This sardine recipe makes 4 servings.

Clean the sardines, removing heads and innards. Rinse thoroughly under cold water.

Pour olive oil into large, heavy frying pan and place on stove on medium high heat. Place the flour on a plate. Coat each sardine with flour and fry in pan. When done, remove them and place on a plate for later.

Add the onion, garlic, parsley to the frying pan and sauté in the remaining oil. Add tomatoes and sauté 5-10 minutes further.

Add the sardines back into the frying pan with the other ingredients and cook another 5-10 minutes. Add salt to taste. Serve with bread.