Sardines Squares (Collaboration with Ayam brand)

Ingredients:

• 2 pieces of ready instant puff pastry (bought from supermarkets) 
• 1/2 medium-size yellow onion (finely-diced) 
• 3 cloves of garlic (minced) 
• 1 medium size tomato (finely-diced) 
• 1 can of Ayam Brand Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil 
• 5 tbsps of tomato paste (can replace by ketchup) 
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp mirin ( can replace by sugar) 
• 1 tsp oyster sauce 
• Dash of pepper 
• Egg wash - 1/2 beaten eggs mixed with 1 tbsp water 
• Optional: Garnish with parsley leaves or mayonnaise on top 

Method:

1. Heat pan. Pour olive oil from Ayam Brand can sardines into pan. 
2. Once heated, add finely-diced onions and minced garlic. 
3. Sauté over low heat about 3 mins till fragrant. 
4. Add finely-diced tomatoes and cook for a minute. 
5. Add tomato paste and mixed well. 
6. Add seasonings, salt, sugar/mirin, oyster sauce and pepper. (Adjust taste accordingly) 
7. Add sardines from can. Use spatula to break sardines into smaller pieces (about an inch). 
8. Mixed well with sauce. Simmer till sauce slightly thickens. Off heat and set aside to cool. 
9. Preheat over at 200 degrees. (Lower to 190 degrees if your oven’s temp is higher). . 
10. Prepare egg wash. 
11. Remove instant puff-pastry from freezer. Sliced into 12 squares. You can sliced it smaller and make it mini bite-size. 
12. Placed on baking tray lined with baked paper. 
13. Used a brush to apply egg-wash on each squares. Scoop a spoon of sardines mix in the middle of each square. Baked in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes till pastry puffs up and brown. 
14. Remove from oven. Garnish with parsley leaves or top with mayonnaise and serve. 

Note: For spicy version, add finely chopped chili or chili padi when cooking the sardines.