Stir-Fried Sardines with Ampalaya

I still have 2 small cans of sardines in the pantry so I cooked up a dish using them today. I didn’t want to just open the can and heat it then that’s it. I wanted to cook something that would be a bit special and that is Stir-Fried Sardines with Ampalaya!

I realized I just poured the dish into the serving plate without even thinking about food design. So at first glance, you might not have noticed that there is actually sardines. It was covered in sauce, garlic and ampalaya. The dish turned out great and delicious! If you still have tons of sardines in your pantry, you might want to give this recipe a try! 😀

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Stir-Fried Sardines with Ampalaya

Servings 3

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 piece onion minced
• 1 piece ampalaya sliced thinly
• 1 can large size sardines you can also use 2 small cans of sardines
• pepper to taste
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• toasted garlic chips for garnish

Instructions

1. In a wok, heat oil over medium heat.

2. Add garlic and onions. Cook until onions are translucent in color.

3. Add ampalaya. Cook for another 3 minutes.

4. Add sardines. Combine all ingredients together gently.

5. Add pepper to taste and fish sauce. Cook for another 3 minutes.

6. Remove from heat and serve. Sprinkle with toasted garlic chips.

Recipe Notes

Inspired by Panlasang Pinoy.

If you liked this dish, you’ll probably also love these other ampalaya recipes:

• Ampalaya Guisado
• Rellenong Ampalaya
• Ampalaya with Egg and Shrimps
• Ampalaya Guisado with Egg and Ground Pork