Dinner Tonight: Sizzled scallion rice with sardines
The dish stands alone, but would also welcome a soft-boiled egg on top.
Dinner Tonight
July 8, 2025

Sizzled Scallion Rice With Sardines

Sizzled Scallion Rice With Sardines
Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.

Recipe by Ashley Lonsdale | Total time: 25 minutes

This sardine rice recipe unites some likely kitchen inhabitants, such as onions, garlic and leftover rice, to make a quick, allium-perfumed weeknight dinner. Since fat is an excellent courier for flavor, giving the olive oil time with the aromatics and sardines ensures a satisfying amount of each ingredient's fragrance and flavor throughout the rice. Is it fried rice? Technically, yes, but the taste drifts toward the Caribbean. The dish stands alone, as any seafood fried rice can, but would also welcome a soft-boiled egg on top, if you’re up for getting another pot involved.

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