Boneless sardines in tomato sauce, doubly uncomplicated
The boneless sardines in tomato sauce from A Banca da Sardinha combine two benefits: pure, hand-deboned fillets and a fruity tomato sauce. No fussing at the table, no compromising on taste.
Boneless sardines in tomato sauce from A Banca da Sardinha are the most elaborate variety in the range: 70 percent pure, hand-deboned sardine fillet, plus olive oil and a fruity tomato sauce. This variety is aimed at anyone who loves the taste of sardines but doesn't want to find bones or skin on their spoon.
Tender, fruity, uncomplicated
Without skin and without bones, the sardine tastes purer, with the tomato sauce wrapping around the fillet like a second skin and making the tin noticeably milder than the oil-only version. Tender, fruity, uncomplicated – that is how this tin presents itself from the very first spoonful, without anyone ending up with a bone in their mouth.
The fillets do not fall apart when you fork them, but remain in whole pieces; practical if children are eating along or if you simply want to save yourself the trouble of picking out fine bones. Spoon them warm onto toasted bread or purée them cold into a sardine cream for dipping, refined with a little parsley and a dollop of crème fraîche. If you prefer something heartier, simply fold the sardines into a potato purée or a quick pasta with tomatoes.
If you prefer them pure in oil, you will find the matching variety in the oil sardines without skin and bones, and those looking for the classic tomato sauce with bones will find it in the sardines in tomato sauce.
Hand-filleted, then bedded in tomato
These sardines are also initially caught fresh off the Portuguese Atlantic coast and pre-cooked using the pré-cozido method before anything else happens. Only then does the most laborious step of the entire recipe follow: skin and bones are removed by hand, fillet by fillet.
An effort that many manufacturers skip and which makes the difference here. The more carefully this manual work is carried out, the more the fillets remain whole in the tomato sauce later, instead of crumbling into pieces.
Furthermore, they are caught using the purse seine method, certified according to the MSC standard. With only 7.5 g of fat and 0.80 g of salt per 100 g, this variety is also one of the lighter ones in the entire range thanks to the tomato sauce, without seeming thin in taste.
The most elaborate of many recipes
Behind A Banca da Sardinha is the Lisbon-based company Mediterran Food & Beverage, which has managed the brand since 2007 and expanded its range to include many recipes. We carry almost all of them – this is the only one that combines the double manual labor of deboning with tomato sauce.
It is precisely this care, combined with a playful design, that has taken the brand beyond Portugal to England, the USA, and to us in Germany, where it has long had dedicated fans in the delicatessen scene, including families with small children at the table.
Those who want to try their way through the entire A Banca da Sardinha range will find mild, smoked, and spicy varieties side by side, as well as other sardines from Portugal by other manufacturers. Simply open and enjoy, no detours required.
Contents 120 g – Drained weight 85 g