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Amanzimtoti yearly sardine run occurance

  
     
Every year around June and July the Indian Ocean transforms with the extremely popular sardine run / sardine migration taking place when these massive schools of sardines comes down the coast from their breeding spot in Antarctica. Following the millions of sardines all the way down the coast are plenty of bird life, dolphins, sharks and whales. The sardine migration is recognized as a unique occurrence to be seen nowhere else in the world.
Grab a bucket and join in the excitement of scooping up these little fish as they beach, chased closer to the shore by other bigger species of fish, or else sit down and watch the birds dipping and diving after the fish. Or watch the fisherman scooping up huge amounts of sardines with their nets. They also sell them right there at the spot, from one to cooler bags full, and fresher than that you cannot get. You will soon after that also be able to by them next to the road if you had missed the catch.		  
   
     
With the sardine run obviously comes the urge to do something with this abundance of fish, and the following recipes are just the thing to fulfill that urge.
  The following is a sardine braai (barbeque) bread with salsa, serving 4 people:
Ingredients:
  • 8 sardine fillets (heads and tails removed)
  • 1 fine chopped red onion
  • 4 chopped tomatoes
  • 30 gram fresh chopped coriander
  • 2 chopped garlic cloves
  • 20 ml sugar
  • 20 ml vinegar
  • 20 ml olive oil
  • 1 lemon cut to thin slices with salt and black pepper according to taste
  • fresh thyme for garnering
  • 8 slices Italian bread
Preparation:
Mix the onion, tomatoes, coriander, garlic, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl.
Spread some olive oil on the bread and braai to golden brown.
Cut each sardine in the length and fill with thyme and the lemon slices.
Sprinkle with salt and freshly grinded black pepper.
Braai for +- 5 minutes each side until crispy.
Place some salsa on the bread.
Place the sardines on top of the salsa and serve with the remaining salsa.		  
     
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