Sardines With Tarragon Mustard Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 dozen sardines
• Butter or oil
• Bread slices, cut into shapes
• 4 egg yolks, well-beaten
• 1 tsp tarragon vinegar
• 1 tsp cider vinegar
• 1 tsp prepared mustard
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp butter
• Olives (optional)

Method

1. 1 Remove skins and tails from sardines. Heat them in the oven until warmed through.
2. 2 Heat butter or oil in a chafing dish blazer. Sauté bread pieces until golden and crisp.
3. 3 In a separate blazer over hot water, whisk egg yolks, tarragon vinegar, cider vinegar, mustard, salt, and butter.
4. 4 Stir the sauce constantly until thick. Place sardines on the bread and pour the sauce over them. Serve with olives.