Ingredients:

2 cups   Cabbage, shredded

1Tbsp   Rock Salt

1 can x 425g  SABA Sardines in Tomato Sauce

2 pc   Eggs

1 cup   All Purpose Flour

¼ cup   Cornstarch

1 pc   Red Bell Pepper, finely chopped 

2 pcs   Medium Red Onion, finely chopped

3 Tbsp   Green Onions, chopped

½ tsp   Ground Black Pepper

Cooking oil for frying

 

Spiced Vinegar

 

¾ cups  Water

¼ cup  Cane Vinegar

2 Tbsp  Brown Sugar

½ Tbsp  Fish Sauce

½ tsp  Iodized Salt

¼ tsp  Ground Black Pepper

½ pc  Onion, minced

1 clove  Garlic, minced

1-2 pcs  Siling labuyo, sliced

½ Tbsp  Ginger, minced

Procedure:

1. Put cabbage in a bowl and sprinkle with rock salt. Let sit for 15 minutes to draw out the moisture. Afterwards, take a handful of the cabbage then squeeze out the moisture, do this for the rest of the cabbage. Set aside.

2. Open the can of SABA Sardines in Tomato Sauce and transfer the entire contents in a large bowl. Add squeezed cabbage, eggs, flour, bell pepper, onions  and black pepper. Mix until well combined. (No salt was added since the cabbage is already salted).

3. In a fryer or large frying pan, put enough oil for deep drying. When the oil is hot enough, scoop about 2 Tbsp of the mixture and slide it to the oil. Fry until it floats and turns “golden orange”. Drain excess oil in paper towels. Repeat procedure for the rest of the mixture.

4. To make the spiced vinegar, combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

5. Serve sardines fritters with the spiced vinegar.