It's
been a long time since I last ate a can of sardines. I'm not really a huge fan
of it, but I don't mind eating it either. It's just that whenever we're at the
canned goods aisle, the Spam section has always gave the most effort it calling
my attention. (And it just won't stop staring at me.)
But a few days ago, we received a package from Mega Fishing
Corporation. It was a package containing six cans of their product, Mega Creations! (Thank you Mega!) And
so Rina and I thought instead of eating it with steamed rice, why not create
something out of it for a change? Plus, it's fish so it's a break from me and
Rina's usual meat intake hehehe. (Disclaimer: we buy fish for Rain though) .
It's a good opportunity to experiment in the kitchen!
So one hot afternoon, we raided my mom's kitchen, made a
mess, while we created two snacks using Mega
Creations!
Presenting our very simple creation!
Recipe 1: Sardines in French Baguette
This one is actually for Rina. As you know, tomato is my
kryptonite. So I'm staying away from this (nothing personal, Mega! My tummy has
issues with hyper-acidity hehehe)
Ingredients:
- Mega Creations
(Spanish Style)
- French baguette
- tomato sauce (sauteed in onions and garlic)
- black olives
- butter
- tomato
- Thyme
- Pizza seasoning
1.)
First, sautee the tomato sauce with some onions
and garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside. You could use pre-made
pizza sauce, but where’s the fun in that?
1.)
Slice the French baguette.
1.)
Spread some butter and tomato sauce
1.)
Open a can of Mega Creations Spanish Style, slice open the fish so you can remove
the little bones.
1.)
Put one side of the fish on top of the tomato.
Do the same with the others of course. Sprinkle with seasonings
1.)
Top with black olives. Pop it in the toaster
(for those of you that are scared to use an oven).
1.)
Rina added the slice of tomato under the
sardines after. So the tomato is still juicy and fresh. But the truth is she
just forgot to add it the first time hahaha! But it still works!
That's it!!! Very simple and inexpensive snack or appetizer
that everyone can do in a snap! Rina seemed to like it! She finished like half
of it!
Recipe # 2: Buttered Sardines spread
This one is more for me. I love anything with butter! So I
made a little snack with the simplest ingredients you can find. And yes no
tomato hehe.
Ingredients:
- Mega Creations Spanish
Style (Can also be Mega Creations in
Natural Oil)
- bread
- butter
This is super easy!
1.)
Just mash some butter with crushed sardines.
1.)
Mix together in perfect harmony
1.)
And then spread on a piece of bread, then pop it
in the toaster!
Voila! A perfect snack that is very easy to make, requires
no chef skills, and does not actually require cooking! Not to mention healthy!
(Just the fish part though. The butter, not so much hehe)
Thanks to Mega Creations
for sending us these yummy cans, and for reminding me how good sardines tastes
like! It’s amazing how much you can do with sardines!
nice recipe from Sardines! Love it!
ReplyDeleteA delicious merienda that will cost you less! I would love to try that! :))
ReplyDeleteSimple but looks delish! :)
ReplyDeleteEven Rain seems to be reaching out for it...
ReplyDeleteI just love sardines, especially the Spicy Spanish Style. And the photos above make me drool!
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