Canned Sardines in Tomato Sauce Recipe

If you don’t feel like or have time to prepare something laborious, we bring you a simple recipe for canned sardines with tomato, you will see that it is a process that will not take much time, that it is not very difficult and that you will also love it.

One of the favorite products of fish lovers is the sardine, as well as one of the cheapest and easiest to find. That is why on this occasion we have opted for a dish that takes this fruit of the sea as its protagonist. We invite you to stay with us and prepare together this delicious recipe for canned sardines in tomato sauce, we promise that you will not regret it and that you will want to prepare it again and again.

Ingredients to make Canned Sardines in Tomato Sauce:

• 1 can of sardines
• 2 pieces of green jalapeno peppers
• 2 garlic cloves
• ½ piece of onion
• ½ kilogram of red tomato
• 1 tablespoon of Oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of Pepper

How to make Canned Sardines in Tomato Sauce:

1. In the following image you can see the ingredients that we will need to prepare this delicious recipe for canned sardines in tomato sauce.
2. We take the jalapeño peppers and clean them perfectly, removing the seeds and veins, and chop them into small pieces.
3. On the other hand, to continue making the red sauce that will accompany the Mexican-style canned sardines, cut the onion and red tomato into large pieces. Once these ingredients are ready, we place them in the blender together with the garlic and chills, and proceed to blend until obtaining a homogeneous sauce.
4. Once the sauce is ready, we pass it through a strainer and place it in a saucepan with hot oil. Then, we let it fry for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring constantly, and we add a pinch of salt and pepper.
5. While the red sauce is cooking, to find out how to prepare canned sardines, we take the fish; rinse it carefully with clean water and move on to the next step.
6. When the sardines are clean and the cooking time for the sauce has passed, add the fish to the casserole and let it all cook together for 5 more minutes. As you can see, preparing tomato-based sardines following this process that uses canned sardines is very simple and fast.
7. After this time, we can serve the canned sardines with hot tomato sauce and accompanied with pieces of toasted bread, for example, white rice or a green salad. Good appetite!