MARINATED ROUND SARDINELLA

4 servings:

• 500 g round sardinella
• 20 g wheat flour
• 300 ml olive oil
• 100 ml wine vinegar
• 6 garlic cloves
• 10 black pepper grains
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp of sweet paprika
• Sunflower oil (for frying)
• Salt
• Two parts of olive oil for each part of vinegar

Directions:

1. Clean the round sardinella: gently remove its head, gut and descale it.
2. Pat the fish dry with a paper towel, sprinkle it with a touch of salt, and lightly coat it in flour.
3. Fry slightly in plenty of oil and set it aside.
4. In a pot, put the oil, vinegar, garlic cloves, bay leaf, sweet paprika and black pepper grains. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
5. Finally, add the previously fried fish to the pot.
6. Eat freshly cooked or after letting it settle in the fridge for a few hours.