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How to make fisherman's eggs

I got this recipe from chow.com and it's delicious!! Sardines are super easy to prepare & very nutrient dense. They are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B12 & vitamin D! Serves 4.

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INGREDIENTS

Here's what you'll need!

Here's what you'll need!

An oven safe dish

An oven safe dish

Shallot

Shallot

Garlic

Garlic

Eggs - These came from a local farm from pastured chickens!

Eggs - These came from a local farm from pastured chickens!

Canned sardines (You can use smoked too. The dish will have a stronger fish flavor.)

Canned sardines (You can use smoked too. The dish will have a stronger fish flavor.)

Fresh parsley

Fresh parsley

Salt and Pepper

Salt and Pepper

Hot sauce is optional, but very tasty with this dish! If you don't like spicy food, find a sauce like this one that has lots of flavor but less heat.

Hot sauce is optional, but very tasty with this dish! If you don't like spicy food, find a sauce like this one that has lots of flavor but less heat.

Heat the oven to 500\u00b0F and preheat an ovenproof serving dish for five minutes.

Heat the oven to 500°F and preheat an ovenproof serving dish for five minutes.

Add sardines to the dish. I add the oil too.

Add sardines to the dish. I add the oil too.

Add the shallot.

Add the shallot.

Add the parsley.

Add the parsley.

Add the garlic.

Add the garlic.

Add some black pepper and put the dish back in the oven for six minutes.

Add some black pepper and put the dish back in the oven for six minutes.

Crack four eggs into a bowl.

Crack four eggs into a bowl.

Remove the dish from the oven and pour eggs gently on top of the sardine mixture. Season w/ salt & pepper & put dish back in oven for seven minutes until the egg whites are cooked but still jiggly.

Remove the dish from the oven and pour eggs gently on top of the sardine mixture. Season w/ salt & pepper & put dish back in oven for seven minutes until the egg whites are cooked but still jiggly.

Remove the dish and let it sit for five minutes (the eggs keep on cooking even out of the oven).

Remove the dish and let it sit for five minutes (the eggs keep on cooking even out of the oven).

Serve with toast and hot sauce. Bon appetit!

Serve with toast and hot sauce. Bon appetit!

  • 1.0 can of sardines
  • 1.0 Shallot, chopped or sliced
  • A few sprigs of fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2.0 Cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • Pepper, to taste
  • 4.0 Eggs
  • Salt, to taste
  • 4.0 Pieces of toast
  • Hot sauce (optional)