Brazilian Sardine Pudding Recipe

Serves/Makes: 6 – 8 as an entree

Ingredients:

• 1 large can sardines
• 5 large potatoes, mashed
• 1 cup oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 6 eggs, well beaten
• Butter
• Bread crumbs
• Mayonnaise
• Lettuce, shredded
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
• Carrot strips, raw or cooked
• Green peas, cooked

How to cook Brazilian Sardine Pudding:

• Mix mashed potatoes and sardines (free of bones and skin).
• Make a refogado* of oil, onion, parsley, salt, and pepper.
• Remove from flame and add to sardines and potatoes. Mix well, add eggs.
• Turn into buttered pan lined with bread crumbs and bake in oven at 400°F (200°C) for 20 minutes, or until the mixture shrinks away from the sides of the pan.
• Store it in the refrigerator until cool.
• To serve, remove from pan, decorate with mayonnaise, and garnish with finely shredded lettuce, hard-cooked-egg slices, cooked or raw carrot strips, green peas, etc.

Notes:
The Brazilian Sardine Pudding recipe very easy to prepare and so good!
The Brazilian name for this recipe is Pudim de Sardinhas.

Comment:
*Refogado is to Brazilian food what sofrito is to Spanish food – a cooked-down aromatic of onions and other tasty things.

This recipe for Brazilian Sardine Pudding serves/makes: 6 – 8 as an entree

Main Ingredient: Sardines
Preparation Method: Baked
Cuisine: South American