Do the sardines need cleaning?

The text says the fillets may be free of bones and skin «if you wish».

How long do they go in the oven?

5 minutes in a hot oven, and they are served at once.

Sardine croutons with tomato

Fried bread slices with a thick tomato mixture, grated cheese and a sardine fillet, heated 5 minutes in the oven and served at once. From Erken’s Stor kokebok (1949), p. 2.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 2 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A warm savoury where tomato and cheese soften the saltiness of the fish. It is served immediately.

How to make it

1
Fry the bread
Fry the bread slices in butter, as explained earlier in the book.
2
Make the tomato mixture
Press the tomatoes through a fine sieve and heat them in a small pan. When boiling hot, stir in the rice flour mixed with a little cold tomato juice. Season and add the cheese.
3
Top the bread
Spread the tomato mixture on the fried bread. Lay the sardine fillet on top, free of bones and skin if you like, and add a little more tomato on top.
4
Bake
Place in a hot oven (about 200 °C (390 °F) / 390 °F) for 5 minutes. Serve at once.

Changes from the original

«Hot oven» is read as about 200 °C (390 °F). «As explained before» is briefly explained; the fish may be boned and skinned.

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Do the sardines need cleaning?: The text says the fillets may be free of bones and skin «if you wish».
How long do they go in the oven?: 5 minutes in a hot oven, and they are served at once.

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