Tian Provençal of Sardine with Tomato Confit

6 Portions

For Sardines:

Ingredients:

6 pieces or 150g/ 5oz sardine filets

Salt 

Ground pepper 

Olive oil

Procedure: 

• Take out the fish bones with a tweezers 
• Pre-heat a sauce pan with a spoon of olive oil. Season the fish both sides.You can add lemon peel, ginger, and any flavors you like.
• Sear the fish skin side first until you can see on the edge a nice brown color.
• Finish cooking in the oven 350f ( 190°C) for 5 minutes depending how thin the flesh is.

For Tomato confit:

Ingredients:

6 large tomatoes

Salt pepper olive oil

Garlic,  thyme,  bay leaves

Pine nuts

Onions 

Procedure: 

• First, slice the onions without crying ;)
• Sweat them with olive oil at low heat, add salt and pepper.
• Peel the tomatoes by blanching them in boiling water in order to take off the skin.
• Cut them in 4 take out the seeds and dice them.
• Cook the tomatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper, bay leaves and thyme , garlic, drain the excess water. When cooked, add roasted pine nuts to the tomatoes and add the onions. 

For serving use a ring mold and fill up with the tomato confit. Then you may add on a Parmesan tuile which is made by baking thinly grated parmesan on a non-stick tray. On top place the sardines and serve.