Sardines in Savor 🐟 Dalmatian Sweet–Sour Marinade 🇭🇷 (Sardele u Savoru) | Granny Zen Kitchen

Ingredients

• Fish
• 🐟 Fresh sardines, cleaned & patted dry: 800 g (about 20 small / 1.8 lb)
• 🌾 All-purpose flour, for light dusting: 30 g (¼ cup / 1 oz)
• 🧂 Salt: to taste (≈6 g / 1 tsp)
• 🫗 Neutral oil for frying (sunflower): 250–300 ml (1–1¼ cups / 8–10 fl oz)
• 🫒 Extra-virgin olive oil: 45 ml (3 tbsp / 1.5 fl oz)
• 🧅 Onion, thin slices: 300 g (2 cups / 10.6 oz)
• 🧄 Garlic, thin slices: 6 g (2 cloves / 0.2 oz)
• 🍷 Dry white wine: 120 ml (½ cup / 4 fl oz)
• 🍎 White wine vinegar: 80 ml (⅓ cup / 2.7 fl oz)
• 🍬 Sugar (balances acidity): 12 g (1 tbsp / 0.4 oz)
• 🌿 Bay leaves: 2
• ⚫ Whole peppercorns: ½ tsp (1 g / 0.04 oz)
• 🧂 Salt: to taste (≈4 g / ¾ tsp)
• 🌰 Pine nuts (optional, Dalmatian–Venetian touch): 20 g (2 tbsp / 0.7 oz)
• 🍇 Raisins (optional): 20 g (2 tbsp / 0.7 oz)
• 🌿 Parsley, chopped (finish): 2 tbsp (8 g / 0.28 oz)