SARDALYA KUŞU (STUFFED & FRIED SARDINES)

Ingredients
1kg. (2 lbs) Fresh sardines, cleaned
6 Eggs, whisked
3 White onions, sliced thinly
1 bunch Parsley, finely chopped
½ bunch Fresh scallions, finely chopped
½ bunch Fresh mint, finely chopped
½ cup Corn flour
2 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Black pepper
1 tsp. Red pepper flakes
Oil for frying
 
Instructions
Combine the onions, parsley, mint, black peppers, red pepper flakes and salt. Butterfly (open up the fillets without separating them) cleaned sardines. Take one; place 1 tbsp. full of the onion mixture, then take another sardine, place on top of the filled sardine, like a sandwich, making sure that the skin side is on the outside. Press slightly so they will stick. Do the same for all the sardines.  Heat the oil in a shallow pan. Dip the sardine sandwiches in whisked egg, then in corn flour and fry until golden brown on both sides. Serve the fried sardines hot with sautéed potatoes.