Dad used to use the oil in the sardines to stir fry the onions then smash the sardines into the onions. Over hot steamed rice with some chili pepper water and shoyu . We ate like kings! 😋
I love jalapeño vinegar Sliced jalapeños in apple cider vinegar After chiles all gone, just the vinegar itself is sooooo good I make serrano vinegar for everyday table vinegar but the sliced jalapeños 😚
I have eaten sardine’s only a couple of times in my life (65yrs), and could hardly swallow them. My husband bought an entire box from Costco, not knowing we already had a box from last year. I made your whole recipe in the hopes I could eat them. This is absolutely delicious. Really very good. I am sooooooo thankful!!!!
I highly suggest trying the Wild Planet sardines too, they taste much better than any other kind imo and are well worth the money. They often go on sale at some grocery stores on a regular cycle, maybe every few months? So glad you started liking sardines as they are so good for us! My story is very similar to yours lol
Canned sardines retain their spines and are an excellent source of calcium better than pills. Other tip: When in OLIVE OIL (only), they ripe in the can and improve over time. I keep the cans and I open them 7 years after buying. There is a similar dish in Spain but we do not add the sardines into the pan but instead the hot oil+garlic+vinegar+chili+whatever is poured onto the sardines in a plate (will warm but won't break). Canned fish is very popular in Spain and Portugal and sardines are the queens. We are in a peninsula and fresh fish is not in short supply but nonetheless we love the canned and I enjoyed watching that in an archipelago too. (My English is too rusty).
@@sdqsdq6274 Yes. And even more time, but the oil has to be olive oil. It is not only sardines but all blue fish. Tuna too. It is not an invention of mine.
ANYTHING from the ocean in a can in Spain is awesome - oysters, squid in black ink, octopus, clams, etc. Grab cans, a loaf of fresh bread, some roasted peppers, olives, cheese and a beer.... awesome time.
Note that this recipe also works with the tomato sauce sardines, you get some olive oil in pan, fry some garlic + dried chilli flakes, pour in sauce & sardines, add a splash of fish sauce (soy sauce also works but fish sauce gives it better flavor), black pepper, simmer 5 mins and it is absolutely delicious on top of bread, pasta or white rice.
My wife's a Filipina and she eats sardines when there's no food prepared. I started eating them as well, and I enjoy them. This sounds like a great recipe that we both would enjoy. Pepper water, lemon oil; never heard of either but they will be on my list to make. Thanks for the culture lesson! Great stuff.
If you made this for her with fresh rice she will really appreciate that. I cook every meal and honestly even though I do enjoy it a lot it would be so nice to have a meal prepared with the same love that I give every day
My favorite salad: boiled potatoes + sardines (I like ones in olive oil, not brined. Portuguese are truly the best! Belmar, for example. ) + red onion + parsley leaves, salt and freshly ground pepper!
Title is not lying! Made this dish this morning. My mom was immediately down as sardines was a staple food growing up in Ghana. I on the other hand, Canadian-born and didn't really vibe with sardines, am now a fan after making this dish. It is the afternoon at the time of writing this and I just inhaled the last of it! Will make again! Excellent suggestion, brother. Respect!
@@briana.9395 that’s awesome bro. my family’s from Fiji 🇫🇯 islands Iso we stayed eating sardines and mackerels growing up I love the ones in spicy tomato sauce 🥫 I was born in the USA whats Ganga like bro you ever go back ? What’s a must have to try dish from Ghana 🇬🇭
@@ThePrasadFamily Personally I like corn beef stew. Quick and easy, and so versatile. You can have it plain, or you can add cabbage or even mix in some egg. There is also spinach stew. You can add any meat you want. I've had it with goat, beef, fish and hard-boiled egg. Both go well with rice.
I've just made this and it is absolutely delicious! Mopped up every drop of that fragrant oil with some crusty bread. I think this might be my new favorite 5 minutes dish! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Just made this for my wife and I bro and it was absolutely incredible. This will be a staple in my rotation now. Very healthy. Added brown rice for some slow digestion carbs. Thanks!
I always eat sardines right out of the can and never would think to cook in a pan but this looks soooooooo good! my husband and I will have to have this soon.
Me too. I always like it pure or when it comes with tomato sauce, i never like too much recipes with it. I like the pure taste of canned sardine. But this recipe looks good! My fav canned food! 🥰
Me too. I’ve only ever eaten sardines on crackers. I get the ones packed in olive oil and eat them on top of whole grain crackers with Tabasco hot sauce. I never thought to do a cooked recipe. Will try this, or some variation of it.
Man, Hawaiian food is such an interesting blend of different culture's cuisine and cooking principles. I've never seen anything like it. People can learn a lot from this!
Eye-opening video for certain. All those centuries of intercultural contact have produced a rich cuisine, us ignorant mainlanders tend to think it's all canned spam and poi over there
Cajun and creole foods have a similarly rich food culture fusion! Having been raised in Cajun and creole food cultures, I have found his videos fascinating because he shows the richness that comes from the fusion!
Love this video. Simple recipe, but has such a depth of heritage. Canned sardines from the portugese, condiments from italy and philippines, with hawaiian and korean ingredients. Truly fusion. Chopsticks in the end, a nod to the strong Japanese community in Hawaii. Wonderful share, chef.
Great point! And not only is the dish historically interesting, it's a quick and easy pantry-driven recipe. Couldn't ask for a better intro to Hawaiian cuisine
We have a strong Japanese culture here in Vancouver as well.....we have the best sushi anywhere except JAPAN.....I've had sushi in the continental USA and it was fricking sad,....we pretty well have the same terrain, trees and fish as in Japan.....salmon swim from Canada to Japan and back again It was the Japanese Canadian immigrants last century that really taught us salmon fishing techniques
Hey Bruddah, I have 3 little children ages 2,5 and 8 so I wasn't so sure they would like this but I made a small amount and they ended up eating most of it on me! Great recipe! Thank you for sharing!
Made this today sans garlic. Wonderful! Maybe I didn't slice the onion thin enough, but it didn't soften or sweeten. Tasted like regular raw vidalia onion even though I soaked it 15 minutes in ice water. I licked the plate clean afterward. The oil, soy sauce, red chili flakes, and apple cider vinegar sauce is out of this world good!
Maybe too long, he said 5 in iced water. 15 May have leeched out the sugars. (Steeping Some tea’s are like that, delicate alkaloids, that chlorinated water, will neutralise)🤔
Maui onions are edible right after slicing, they are crunchy and don't have an unpleasant bite. Vidalia onions are specifically from Vidalia Georgia they are similar to Maui onions. Their flavor profile is unlike a common onion. Another substitute would be a Walla Walla Sweet from Washington State but some summers are better than others for producing a sweet Walla Walla crop. Soaked Walla Walla's are a great substitute for Maui Onion. His onion made him cry- so it probably wasn't a true Maui onion thus the need for soaking.
@@angelaholsapple8830 you gotta slice it thin. It goes transparent like when cooked (bits too thick will still be white, not clear). Great dish, I’m hooked (basmati rice, on the side). My chili water lasted @2 weeks. Once the little bit of prep is done, this is a 5 minute meal.
@@angelaholsapple8830 more about the difference between cooking/salad onions, I think. I used a blend of big purple and small white. (The red ones were sweeter).
This looks like a Hawaiian version of escovitch fish in the Caribbean!!! I love to see cultural similarities through different cuisines!! Thanks Sheldon!!!
In the Philippines we sauté sardines in tomato sauce with lots of onions then put on top of steamed rice. When we have colds my grandma with sauté sardines with lots of garlic then top it with lots of crunchy garlic then put on top of steamed rice. Garlic helps you with the colds. And definitely works. We love sardines in the Philippines. In fact sardines business is a million pesos business in the Philippines. You can never go wrong with sardines.
Sardines and fried onions was a staple during my college days. Ever time I ate it, I'd recall the Sakadas or Filipino old-timers who toiled in the cane fields in Hawaii, or ag valleys in California. For many this was their go-to meal also. I'll try your variation next I buy a can of sardines. Mahalo for the video and recipe.
I have been, somewhat to the disapproval of my wife, cooking pasta al sarda as a lunch during the entroublement. It's sardines, garlic, parsley, raisins, and fennel topped when finished with toasted croutons and parmesan cheese. It's also the one dish I've cooked where saffron really makes an important difference to the flavor of the dish, so if you have a few threads lying around, throw them in. The dish is amazing and a lot of fun to eat with all of its flavors and textures.
This makes so much sense. I've gone to restaurants and their marinara sauce for a simple cheesestick appetizer was SO GOOD. I learned that they were basically adding anchovy paste to a basic tomato sauce. HEAVEN.
Me too, when I started the salad diet, I heat a can of sardine or tuna in oil, then mix them with spring mix salad with some onion and green onion. The taste not only delicious but it helps weight loss the best.
My version is that i coat the fish with breading mix and shallow fry em until theyre crispy. In a different pan, i saute garlic and chillies using the same oil from the can. Always thought i was the only person who did this (which most of my friends thought it was foolish, time consuming, and waste). Thank you chef for showing this, cant wait to show this to my friends and say who's the fool now. 😭😭😭
I dont bread these. low quality canned fish will be too tender already, and often breading will soak up too much of the oil. I feel it carries too much fish flavor for many people. If you can manage to fry the breaded fish without breaking the fish into tiny pieces, you probly have some very nice quality sardine!
I absolutely love sardines!!! Eat them out of can and have a good piece of crusty Italian or French bread to dunk in the oil. DELISH!!! This recipe is next!!!!
Canned fried sardines, onions scallians garlic bell pepper & Scothi, thyme black pepper & salt with white rice or boiled/fry dumplings is a popular meal in Jamaica. Quick & easy to make. Delicious. ❤
I’m glad I found this video. I’ve always loved sardines straight from the can, but I made my own version of this with garlic, spicy Asian chili sauce, a little soy sauce, a little oyster sauce, onions and cilantro. It’s my new favorite snack!
Im italian and portuguese and i grew up with caned sardines as well. Thet get a bad rap from posh and entitled people who ride there high horses but regardless what they come in they taste killer. I like the look of this! Must try!
Damn right! Sardines ftw! I've been eating canned sardines with onion slices marinated in lemon juice for breakfast since forever, and it's such a great way to start the day
I have always loved sardines I used to always gross out my friends when I'd drink the fish oil from the can 😂 I've been fantasizing about a recipe that uses sardines in a can and now here it is! Great video thankyou!
I have been in love with sardines since I was a little girl! I always ate them on crackers with hot sauce!!🥰 This is the first time that I have seen them used in an actual recipe!!😮 Do you have other recipes that you can recommend??🤔 Now I will be on the lookout for more recipes for these little fishies!!👀🐟🐟
This is the first can sardines recipe I ever encountered on TH-cam, thank you chef!!! I inherited so many can sardines from my friend who is moving. 😂✨
Really good sardines recipe and this is coming from someone who is not a big fan of fishy taste hahaha! I also added capers when serving, goes well with it. Thanks for this recipe. Did the lemon oil and will do the spicy water soon. So simple, which I appreciate and you have a great energy. Blessings to you.
Sounds delicious! I grew up with canned sardines. But not cooked. My dad would add green chilies, onions, julienned cucumbers and a good squeeze of 🍋. That’s it. Put on top of toast and butter-Banging!!!
Raw Onions! Will definitely try this. usually I make 3 Cans of the Costco Sardines, Cook it in the Oil, with Onions, Garlic, Yellow Chili Peppers and some of the Juice from it Topped with Worcestershire Sauce. When I have Udon Noodles I make a Soupy version.
Looks good. A completely new idea to me! We'll try this as canned sardines I've learnt are one fish that isn't disappearing from commercial fishing and as an added bonus, it's virtually free of heavy metals that the giant prey fish and sharks have - mercury is found in all these top predators. But sardines are clean.
Thanks so much for sharing this, Sheldon. I'm from Rio, Brazil and can relate to on-a-budget seafood with a home style feel. Plus, who doesn't love sardines???!!
I love Sheldon Simeon and his amazing presence on restaurant and cooking channels throughout the years. He has proven himself time and time again. I regret how sooooo many Americans are stubborn about fish, not to mention canned seafood preserved in oil, and sardines in particular. I was fortunate to visit several countries and live in quite a few, and tinned seafood preserved in oil was truly considered delightful and even an expensive treat in many places, especially Spain and Latin America, but also in the Philippines. We Americans take olive oil for granted.
Thank you Mr. Simeon! I'm still trying to get the courage to try the two cans I've got parked in the cabinet. Childhood incident with "Rosie", older Italian lady and her sardine sandwiches (you didn't resist Rosie!) that ended up with immediate projectile vomiting and all of it's accompanied fun. Maybe after a few six packs, made me stupid brave in the past.
What chilis would you use as a substitute for Hawaiian chilis state side for chili water? You mentioned same heat as a habanero but I imagine the flavor profile is different
I just made this dish (I'm actually eating it right now as I'm typing this), and it's super delicious! Didn't follow the recipe _exactly_ because I don't have all those foreign ingredients, or didn't wanna go through too much effort just for _one_ dish (like with the lemon oil), but I used fitting substitutes and it turned out really good. Thanks for the recipe!
Must add a couple of anchovies with the olive oil and garlic. I do the same with angel hair pasta. I call it sardine pasta and slice shallots thin. Love sardines
This is one of my favorite meals growing up in Hawaii. Fry the onions with the sardines, some shoyu and some poi or rice on the side. Oh yeah, no forget the chili peppa water. Aloha.
Nice Recipe.👍🏻🇩🇪 I will try In Europe (Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany…) the onions are cut and placed in cold milk for 30 minutes. Then place in a colander and wash with cold water. The sweet onions are ready. My grandma already did that.
Wow, it's really cool to realise there's a name to that "poor student canned sardine" recipe-thing I used to make all the time back in college. :D Love it!
Cook with onions, a bit of curry powder and chopped long bean. Also....my favorite way....... Served cold from the can.....I like drained and mashed sardine mixed with vinegar, black pepper and chopped garlic chives and spread it on toasted bread.
I'm a lover of sardines and anchovies, two of the most underappreciated products. The Bela brand, lightly smoked in oil, aka, Trader Joe's purple tin.. I'd eat this in a heartbeat. I loooove that chili oil too. Aloha and Mahalo 🤗🌺🧡🤙
Sardines, thinly sliced onions, and a thick spread of mayonaisse on toast is a breakfast I really enjoy. It’s not this fancy but is an example that shows that canned fish is versatile and delicious.
This was very nice! I cooked the sardines and had them overtop spaghetti pasta. Will experiment by adding a little marinara sauce next time. Thank you! 🇺🇲
That tics my curiosity off Got so many ideas of variations of this dish. Keeping the onions as is But instead of the chili im going to try it with rosemary and capers. Brilliant! Thank you!
Pinoy-American zillennial here prepping chile water and lemon oil for lunch w my boomer parents tomorrow 😀 we may not agree on a lot of stuff but we can all get down on some tinned fish. Thank you Chef Sheldon!
yes! camping, we used to cook right in the can (probably not good for you) sauce would boil over a little, especially after adding some shoyu. pepper, salt and gochugaru was usually added too, but unnecessary when you hungry. make sure buy packed in some kine oil... other kinds no good.
Can't wait to try, always trying to find new things to cook and my mom is gonna looove this one. She used to spoon-feed me sardines and rice as a wee lad. Thanks for this hit
Brudda Sheldon, as I like to say, “Look like no ‘nuff”. Originally from Kihei, but living in WA now. Look so ONO! To think what gourmet dish can be made from can sardines, Au’we! Going give this a try. Wife no like sardines, but I’m crazy about them, especially with one (or two) ice-cold Primos. Mahalo plenty for your video.
wow this chef sure has flavor! Thanks for using the traditional names for the ingredients. It's best for me if a recipe is hard to remember and alienating
Dad used to use the oil in the sardines to stir fry the onions then smash the sardines into the onions. Over hot steamed rice with some chili pepper water and shoyu . We ate like kings! 😋
Sounds good
🔥🔥🔥
I love jalapeño vinegar
Sliced jalapeños in apple cider vinegar
After chiles all gone, just the vinegar itself is sooooo good
I make serrano vinegar for everyday table vinegar but the sliced jalapeños 😚
@@YeshuaKingMessiah what's table vinegar? What kind of dishes do you put it on?
@@polosprings1351amazing on fried meat. Particularly pork chops, milanese, country-fried steak, etc… good on fries too, really just anything fried.
I have eaten sardine’s only a couple of times in my life (65yrs), and could hardly swallow them. My husband bought an entire box from Costco, not knowing we already had a box from last year. I made your whole recipe in the hopes I could eat them. This is absolutely delicious. Really very good. I am sooooooo thankful!!!!
I highly suggest trying the Wild Planet sardines too, they taste much better than any other kind imo and are well worth the money.
They often go on sale at some grocery stores on a regular cycle, maybe every few months? So glad you started liking sardines as they are so good for us! My story is very similar to yours lol
I love sardines! But tbh those sardines at Costco are not great.
I’m Jamaican I grew up on sardines and mackerels in a can. This would go crazy with some white rice.
Steamy fkn white rice! Now im hungry!
Me too...
Yes! I had this with rice, so good!
With hot rice & nice cool crisp tomatoes or Cucumber... I'm thinking this is going to be good tonight
This meal on a rainy day is my favorite
Canned sardines retain their spines and are an excellent source of calcium better than pills. Other tip: When in OLIVE OIL (only), they ripe in the can and improve over time. I keep the cans and I open them 7 years after buying. There is a similar dish in Spain but we do not add the sardines into the pan but instead the hot oil+garlic+vinegar+chili+whatever is poured onto the sardines in a plate (will warm but won't break). Canned fish is very popular in Spain and Portugal and sardines are the queens. We are in a peninsula and fresh fish is not in short supply but nonetheless we love the canned and I enjoyed watching that in an archipelago too.
(My English is too rusty).
wtf 7 years storage ?
@@sdqsdq6274 Yes. And even more time, but the oil has to be olive oil. It is not only sardines but all blue fish. Tuna too.
It is not an invention of mine.
ANYTHING from the ocean in a can in Spain is awesome - oysters, squid in black ink, octopus, clams, etc. Grab cans, a loaf of fresh bread, some roasted peppers, olives, cheese and a beer.... awesome time.
This has got me hyped for some aged sardines. I have a nice tin that's going on 3 years, will keep it another few!
Any Spanish sardines in olive oil u can recommend? Gonna get a case and let em sit in the cellar.
I'm not Hawaiian but followed Sheldon on top chef. His devotion to spreading Hawaiian cuisine is inspiring!
Note that this recipe also works with the tomato sauce sardines, you get some olive oil in pan, fry some garlic + dried chilli flakes, pour in sauce & sardines, add a splash of fish sauce (soy sauce also works but fish sauce gives it better flavor), black pepper, simmer 5 mins and it is absolutely delicious on top of bread, pasta or white rice.
Truly a food for the Commonwealth!
But how does the house smell?
@@kandacepatterson7965 Way better than with surströmming.
Thanks for the recipe!!
@@kandacepatterson7965fishy 😂
Please do more recipes with canned sardines. That looks and sounds good. Will be trying soon.
Agreed.
Second that one!!!
YEEEEEEEESSSSSS!! 👍
I eat these on the carnivore
My wife's a Filipina and she eats sardines when there's no food prepared. I started eating them as well, and I enjoy them. This sounds like a great recipe that we both would enjoy. Pepper water, lemon oil; never heard of either but they will be on my list to make. Thanks for the culture lesson! Great stuff.
If you made this for her with fresh rice she will really appreciate that. I cook every meal and honestly even though I do enjoy it a lot it would be so nice to have a meal prepared with the same love that I give every day
Just infuse your oil, I use chilies, cullantro & lime
My favorite salad: boiled potatoes + sardines (I like ones in olive oil, not brined. Portuguese are truly the best! Belmar, for example. ) + red onion + parsley leaves, salt and freshly ground pepper!
Title is not lying! Made this dish this morning. My mom was immediately down as sardines was a staple food growing up in Ghana. I on the other hand, Canadian-born and didn't really vibe with sardines, am now a fan after making this dish. It is the afternoon at the time of writing this and I just inhaled the last of it! Will make again! Excellent suggestion, brother. Respect!
Did your moms enjoy it?
@@ThePrasadFamily Absolutely! This recipe is going to be in our rotation.
@@briana.9395 that’s awesome bro. my family’s from Fiji 🇫🇯 islands Iso we stayed eating sardines and mackerels growing up I love the ones in spicy tomato sauce 🥫 I was born in the USA whats Ganga like bro you ever go back ? What’s a must have to try dish from Ghana 🇬🇭
@@ThePrasadFamily Personally I like corn beef stew. Quick and easy, and so versatile. You can have it plain, or you can add cabbage or even mix in some egg.
There is also spinach stew. You can add any meat you want. I've had it with goat, beef, fish and hard-boiled egg. Both go well with rice.
@@briana.9395 sounds fire 🔥
I've just made this and it is absolutely delicious! Mopped up every drop of that fragrant oil with some crusty bread. I think this might be my new favorite 5 minutes dish! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Just made this for my wife and I bro and it was absolutely incredible. This will be a staple in my rotation now. Very healthy. Added brown rice for some slow digestion carbs. Thanks!
You mean instead of super high glycemic and fast digestion like white rice you went with high glycemic index and still pretty fast digestion.
@@tinali9200I ate brown rice last night and now my penis keeps hitting the inside of the toilet bowl when I sit down to take a poop! Beware!
How did the house smell after??
@@kandacepatterson7965 It doesn't smell like one thinks it would. It smells pretty good. Unique but good.
I always eat sardines right out of the can and never would think to cook in a pan but this looks soooooooo good! my husband and I will have to have this soon.
Me too. Tinned sardines are my go-to when I can't be faffed to cook something.
Me, too. I grew up eating sardines out of the can with rice and I was good.
Me too. I always like it pure or when it comes with tomato sauce, i never like too much recipes with it. I like the pure taste of canned sardine. But this recipe looks good!
My fav canned food! 🥰
Me too. I’ve only ever eaten sardines on crackers. I get the ones packed in olive oil and eat them on top of whole grain crackers with Tabasco hot sauce. I never thought to do a cooked recipe. Will try this, or some variation of it.
I'm in Louisiana and this reminds me of my grandmother. Canned sardines or mackerel, green onions, Louisiana hot sauce. I'll definitely try this pupu.
Man, Hawaiian food is such an interesting blend of different culture's cuisine and cooking principles. I've never seen anything like it. People can learn a lot from this!
Eye-opening video for certain. All those centuries of intercultural contact have produced a rich cuisine, us ignorant mainlanders tend to think it's all canned spam and poi over there
yup the plantation era and old bartering culture meshed the best foods with affordable ingredients
Cajun and creole foods have a similarly rich food culture fusion! Having been raised in Cajun and creole food cultures, I have found his videos fascinating because he shows the richness that comes from the fusion!
Love this video. Simple recipe, but has such a depth of heritage. Canned sardines from the portugese, condiments from italy and philippines, with hawaiian and korean ingredients. Truly fusion.
Chopsticks in the end, a nod to the strong Japanese community in Hawaii. Wonderful share, chef.
Thank you for watching!
Some sardines in the can is loaded with preservatives, but some are just fish and oil. Choose wisely!
Great point! And not only is the dish historically interesting, it's a quick and easy pantry-driven recipe. Couldn't ask for a better intro to Hawaiian cuisine
We have a strong Japanese culture here in Vancouver as well.....we have the best sushi anywhere except JAPAN.....I've had sushi in the continental USA and it was fricking sad,....we pretty well have the same terrain, trees and fish as in Japan.....salmon swim from Canada to Japan and back again
It was the Japanese Canadian immigrants last century that really taught us salmon fishing techniques
What Italian condiments were used, we wonders?🤷♂️🙄🤦♂️🤡👎
Hey Bruddah, I have 3 little children ages 2,5 and 8 so I wasn't so sure they would like this but I made a small amount and they ended up eating most of it on me! Great recipe! Thank you for sharing!
Made this today sans garlic. Wonderful! Maybe I didn't slice the onion thin enough, but it didn't soften or sweeten. Tasted like regular raw vidalia onion even though I soaked it 15 minutes in ice water. I licked the plate clean afterward. The oil, soy sauce, red chili flakes, and apple cider vinegar sauce is out of this world good!
Maybe too long, he said 5 in iced water. 15 May have leeched out the sugars. (Steeping Some tea’s are like that, delicate alkaloids, that chlorinated water, will neutralise)🤔
He said it was bc of the soil
Maui onions are edible right after slicing, they are crunchy and don't have an unpleasant bite. Vidalia onions are specifically from Vidalia Georgia they are similar to Maui onions. Their flavor profile is unlike a common onion. Another substitute would be a Walla Walla Sweet from Washington State but some summers are better than others for producing a sweet Walla Walla crop. Soaked Walla Walla's are a great substitute for Maui Onion. His onion made him cry- so it probably wasn't a true Maui onion thus the need for soaking.
@@angelaholsapple8830 you gotta slice it thin. It goes transparent like when cooked (bits too thick will still be white, not clear).
Great dish, I’m hooked (basmati rice, on the side). My chili water lasted @2 weeks. Once the little bit of prep is done, this is a 5 minute meal.
@@angelaholsapple8830 more about the difference between cooking/salad onions, I think. I used a blend of big purple and small white.
(The red ones were sweeter).
This looks like a Hawaiian version of escovitch fish in the Caribbean!!! I love to see cultural similarities through different cuisines!! Thanks Sheldon!!!
I was thinking that too, and even spanish boquerones.
In the Philippines we sauté sardines in tomato sauce with lots of onions then put on top of steamed rice. When we have colds my grandma with sauté sardines with lots of garlic then top it with lots of crunchy garlic then put on top of steamed rice. Garlic helps you with the colds. And definitely works. We love sardines in the Philippines. In fact sardines business is a million pesos business in the Philippines. You can never go wrong with sardines.
Sardines and fried onions was a staple during my college days. Ever time I ate it, I'd recall the Sakadas or Filipino old-timers who toiled in the cane fields in Hawaii, or ag valleys in California. For many this was their go-to meal also. I'll try your variation next I buy a can of sardines. Mahalo for the video and recipe.
Tomato sauce with canned sardines is one of my favorite quick pasta sauces.
I have been, somewhat to the disapproval of my wife, cooking pasta al sarda as a lunch during the entroublement. It's sardines, garlic, parsley, raisins, and fennel topped when finished with toasted croutons and parmesan cheese. It's also the one dish I've cooked where saffron really makes an important difference to the flavor of the dish, so if you have a few threads lying around, throw them in. The dish is amazing and a lot of fun to eat with all of its flavors and textures.
@@celebrim1 wow, this is a typical recipe from Trapani, Sicily. So tasteful, I'm amazed that someone from abroad knows it :)
This makes so much sense. I've gone to restaurants and their marinara sauce for a simple cheesestick appetizer was SO GOOD. I learned that they were basically adding anchovy paste to a basic tomato sauce. HEAVEN.
My man
Dont forget the wine and maybe a touch of bottled clam juice and fresh basil!
Me too, when I started the salad diet, I heat a can of sardine or tuna in oil, then mix them with spring mix salad with some onion and green onion. The taste not only delicious but it helps weight loss the best.
It's a great meal!
My version is that i coat the fish with breading mix and shallow fry em until theyre crispy. In a different pan, i saute garlic and chillies using the same oil from the can. Always thought i was the only person who did this (which most of my friends thought it was foolish, time consuming, and waste). Thank you chef for showing this, cant wait to show this to my friends and say who's the fool now. 😭😭😭
Those aren’t your real friends they are just jealous that you are resourceful
Lol
That sounds incredible
I dont bread these. low quality canned fish will be too tender already, and often breading will soak up too much of the oil. I feel it carries too much fish flavor for many people. If you can manage to fry the breaded fish without breaking the fish into tiny pieces, you probly have some very nice quality sardine!
@@bmunday you can always freeze them before frying to keep them from falling apart
I absolutely love sardines!!! Eat them out of can and have a good piece of crusty Italian or French bread to dunk in the oil. DELISH!!! This recipe is next!!!!
What brand of sardines did you buy? Thx
We fenedeni sardines similarly on Guam: lemon salt, donne’ (boonie peppers), onions, cherry tomatoes, green onions, served room temp or chilled.
With some hot white rice sheeesh!!! Hafa Adai.
The fact that you're making sure to feed someone when they show up has been lost on too many. Well done. And that looks delicious, thank you
Canned fried sardines, onions scallians garlic bell pepper & Scothi, thyme black pepper & salt with white rice or boiled/fry dumplings is a popular meal in Jamaica. Quick & easy to make. Delicious. ❤
You are excellent chef. When I was young I was a Buddhist monk in Honolulu. I loved Hawaian food. Hawaii is unique islands. Good luck my buddy.
Thanks. I have a lot of sardines in the pantry and no favorite way to make them except in cream cheese and chipotle as a dip. This is GREAT!
That's a GREAT rice-mate. Tropical/islander ingredients are under-represented here in YT. Kudos for the wonderful vid!
I’m glad I found this video. I’ve always loved sardines straight from the can, but I made my own version of this with garlic, spicy Asian chili sauce, a little soy sauce, a little oyster sauce, onions and cilantro. It’s my new favorite snack!
Im italian and portuguese and i grew up with caned sardines as well. Thet get a bad rap from posh and entitled people who ride there high horses but regardless what they come in they taste killer. I like the look of this! Must try!
Pinhais and Nuri sardines are pretty pricey sardines compared to kind arthur and other brands
it's cheap, garbage fish muppet. don't need to be posh to admit that reality.
holaloha Chef! im from Wahiawa but living in Oaxaca Mexico. Had that sardine craving today, so ono! Aloha
Damn right! Sardines ftw! I've been eating canned sardines with onion slices marinated in lemon juice for breakfast since forever, and it's such a great way to start the day
Bro i made this dish over the weekend. I used a brand called Nuri sardines from Portugal. It came out so good.
I just made this. DELICIOUS!!! I’m running to the store to stock up on sardines.
I gotta try to make this now......maybe with some white rice.
I have always loved sardines I used to always gross out my friends when I'd drink the fish oil from the can 😂 I've been fantasizing about a recipe that uses sardines in a can and now here it is! Great video thankyou!
lol. that is some viking shish
I have been in love with sardines since I was a little girl! I always ate them on crackers with hot sauce!!🥰
This is the first time that I have seen them used in an actual recipe!!😮 Do you have other recipes that you can recommend??🤔
Now I will be on the lookout for more recipes for these little fishies!!👀🐟🐟
We'll be dropping two more recipes from Chef Sheldon Simeon, today (Wednesday) and Friday at 10AM EST!
There’s Caribbean and Italian sardine dishes as well
@@foodandwine lllo
“Sam The Cooking Guy”, another TH-camr, has a recipe using canned sardines in a sandwich that looked pretty tasty..
pasta con le sarde
Thanks brother, have to try it with Canadian Sardines !
Jim
Canada
This is the first can sardines recipe I ever encountered on TH-cam, thank you chef!!! I inherited so many can sardines from my friend who is moving. 😂✨
Post-move sardines are perfect!
😂
Really good sardines recipe and this is coming from someone who is not a big fan of fishy taste hahaha! I also added capers when serving, goes well with it. Thanks for this recipe. Did the lemon oil and will do the spicy water soon. So simple, which I appreciate and you have a great energy. Blessings to you.
Suggestion: Use green onion instead of white. Add cilantro. Serve on a bed of white rice. Now you have a main course.
Yummy. I love sardines! My dad would put some in a tortilla w onion when I was growing up. Now I do it .. thanks for this recipe! I will try it!!
Bro, stop, I literally just drooled at my desk……. I’m gonna try it this weekend
Sounds delicious! I grew up with canned sardines. But not cooked. My dad would add green chilies, onions, julienned cucumbers and a good squeeze of 🍋. That’s it. Put on top of toast and butter-Banging!!!
Sardines are often overlooked but so delicious. If you don't like heads, bones or guts, there are fillets out there too.
Raw Onions! Will definitely try this. usually I make 3 Cans of the Costco Sardines, Cook it in the Oil, with Onions, Garlic, Yellow Chili Peppers and some of the Juice from
it Topped with Worcestershire Sauce. When I have Udon Noodles I make a Soupy version.
Looks good. A completely new idea to me! We'll try this as canned sardines I've learnt are one fish that isn't disappearing from commercial fishing and as an added bonus, it's virtually free of heavy metals that the giant prey fish and sharks have - mercury is found in all these top predators. But sardines are clean.
Thats awesome love sardines love canned goods definitely gonna try this thanks for sharing your culture with us..
Just made this and it is a fantastic way to serve up sardines. Absolutely delicious !
i do saute canned sardines with garlic/onions and tomatoes with hot pepper. Will give this a try. Looks delicious. Sardines are
nutritious.
“We’re gonna let it sit for a second, while I cry” 😂
Wow! Just made it! This recipe is amazing bomb of flavor! Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for sharing this, Sheldon. I'm from Rio, Brazil and can relate to on-a-budget seafood with a home style feel. Plus, who doesn't love sardines???!!
This is excellent recipe very good with steamed rice. I’ve been looking for recipe for canned sardines. Brilliant idea.
This recipe looks delicious! I have all the ingredients in the pantry and fridge. Will give it a try. Thx, Chef!
I love Sheldon Simeon and his amazing presence on restaurant and cooking channels throughout the years. He has proven himself time and time again. I regret how sooooo many Americans are stubborn about fish, not to mention canned seafood preserved in oil, and sardines in particular. I was fortunate to visit several countries and live in quite a few, and tinned seafood preserved in oil was truly considered delightful and even an expensive treat in many places, especially Spain and Latin America, but also in the Philippines. We Americans take olive oil for granted.
It was delicious and even better than I had hoped. Thanks Chef Simeon~
Thank you Mr. Simeon! I'm still trying to get the courage to try the two cans I've got parked in the cabinet. Childhood incident with "Rosie", older Italian lady and her sardine sandwiches (you didn't resist Rosie!) that ended up with immediate projectile vomiting and all of it's accompanied fun.
Maybe after a few six packs, made me stupid brave in the past.
I'm shocked at how easy and tasty this was to do. Keep it coming.
What chilis would you use as a substitute for Hawaiian chilis state side for chili water? You mentioned same heat as a habanero but I imagine the flavor profile is different
Old school staple grinds!
With this pups, da beers take cracks!
Best cook on utube/ Great Recipe well presented Easy to understand! Thank You for wonderfully simple
Beautiful culture 🔪🧄🥳
I just made this dish (I'm actually eating it right now as I'm typing this), and it's super delicious! Didn't follow the recipe _exactly_ because I don't have all those foreign ingredients, or didn't wanna go through too much effort just for _one_ dish (like with the lemon oil), but I used fitting substitutes and it turned out really good. Thanks for the recipe!
When you said beautiful Hawaii...all I think about how I get there. Going to try the PUPU dish here in Arkansas. Thank you sir.
Would definitely like to see more of Chef Simeon!
Must add a couple of anchovies with the olive oil and garlic. I do the same with angel hair pasta. I call it sardine pasta and slice shallots thin. Love sardines
This is one of my favorite meals growing up in Hawaii. Fry the onions with the sardines, some shoyu and some poi or rice on the side. Oh yeah, no forget the chili peppa water. Aloha.
Nice Recipe.👍🏻🇩🇪
I will try
In Europe (Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany…) the onions are cut and placed in cold milk for 30 minutes. Then place in a colander and wash with cold water. The sweet onions are ready. My grandma already did that.
Wow, it's really cool to realise there's a name to that "poor student canned sardine" recipe-thing I used to make all the time back in college. :D Love it!
Cook with onions, a bit of curry powder and chopped long bean. Also....my favorite way....... Served cold from the can.....I like drained and mashed sardine mixed with vinegar, black pepper and chopped garlic chives and spread it on toasted bread.
Dreaming of having that as my beachfront weekend breakfast with fried rice, sunny side up eggs, mangoes and avocados on the side, and coffee.
WOW great ideas for serving it!
Never bebore have I seen a hawaiian cuisine clip. Really love the simplicity.
Thnx 4 sharing
I'm a lover of sardines and anchovies, two of the most underappreciated products. The Bela brand, lightly smoked in oil, aka, Trader Joe's purple tin.. I'd eat this in a heartbeat. I loooove that chili oil too. Aloha and Mahalo 🤗🌺🧡🤙
Anchovies are really just for flavor your not supposed to eat them whole way too salty
I've wanted to do some new things with sardines, well done!!
1:01 That is _not_ EVOO. It may be an Olive oil blend, but it's _not_ EVOO.
No one cares
@@NightCrafted Of course. If it's not interesting to you, it's not interesting to _anybody._ Got it.
Thanks for posting this. I made this with the addition of fresh basil. Mind-blowingly good.
SO glad I've discovered oil-packed sardines. If you like canned tuna, sardines are a gourmet step up. Definitely gonna try this recipe! 😋
And no mercury!
Yes. I love them with a little glass of wine.
Sardines, thinly sliced onions, and a thick spread of mayonaisse on toast is a breakfast I really enjoy. It’s not this fancy but is an example that shows that canned fish is versatile and delicious.
I love sardines straight out of the can. I never really cook with them though, so you have me interested. 👍😄
This was very nice! I cooked the sardines and had them overtop spaghetti pasta. Will experiment by adding a little marinara sauce next time. Thank you! 🇺🇲
23k likes rightfully so! This recipe is insanely delicious! I was missing the chili water. Next time I will definitely make some the night before. ❤
That tics my curiosity off
Got so many ideas of variations of this dish.
Keeping the onions as is
But instead of the chili im going to try it with rosemary and capers.
Brilliant!
Thank you!
This man's pupu sound delicious
I'm going to say it randomly in Texas.
Where pupu means something completely different.
Pupu=Caca?
@@andelmurala6730 his moco loco is awesome too.. BTW
Hahahaha
I just had to come and look for these kinds of comments....😅
It means bunny in Finnish. Mmm a sardine rabbit dish.
Thank you . I've never heard of shishito peppers. This recipe looks very good.
OMG! I just made this and it's tastier than sardines have a right to be.
I love sardines too. They are great with iceberg lettuce and garden dressing.
Dude one tin of those had to be shared between a family of 4 when I was younger...and we were well off to many...
The real wealthy, just have tomato sauce, so they don't waste any money at all.
Pinoy-American zillennial here prepping chile water and lemon oil for lunch w my boomer parents tomorrow 😀 we may not agree on a lot of stuff but we can all get down on some tinned fish. Thank you Chef Sheldon!
9 am plenty good time for a beer.
He's got the right idea, right? 😆
I love King Oscar sardines in olive oil. I eat them regularly. I have to try this!!
I like can sardines!! Sardines in oil straight from the can on a bed of rice with shoyu winnah!!
And instant too when your hangry
yes! camping, we used to cook right in the can (probably not good for you) sauce would boil over a little, especially after adding some shoyu. pepper, salt and gochugaru was usually added too, but unnecessary when you hungry. make sure buy packed in some kine oil... other kinds no good.
@@jiggersok right, has to be in oil or they turn out bad
Can't wait to try, always trying to find new things to cook and my mom is gonna looove this one. She used to spoon-feed me sardines and rice as a wee lad. Thanks for this hit
Brudda Sheldon, as I like to say, “Look like no ‘nuff”. Originally from Kihei, but living in WA now. Look so ONO! To think what gourmet dish can be made from can sardines, Au’we! Going give this a try. Wife no like sardines, but I’m crazy about them, especially with one (or two) ice-cold Primos. Mahalo plenty for your video.
wow this chef sure has flavor! Thanks for using the traditional names for the ingredients. It's best for me if a recipe is hard to remember and alienating
And to think I've been feeding my dogs sardines for years as a treat.
LOL Look what you have been missing
I ear them all the time right out of the can. Excited about this recipe. Looks amazing!
First time I had mackerel and sardines was in jail because I was just buying random stuff off the commissary.😅
Thanks you for this easy and fast recipe. I've tried with cooked potatoes for lunch, it's delicious!