Spiced Barbecued Sardines

Ingredients:
* 16 medium sardines
* 1 tablespoon ground cumin
* 3 garlic cloves, crushed
* 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* pinch of salt
* lemon or lime wedges, to serve

1. Split each sardine down its belly -clean the fish if preferred. Mix the cumin, garlic, cayenne and salt, and rub the mixture into the sardines.
2. Fit the fish into a fish clamp or sardine grill, if using, or arrange them on a layer of foil, then place on the oiled grid of a preheated barbecue. Cook over the hot coals for about 5 minutes.
3. Serve the grilled sardines piping hot with the lemon or lime wedges, some crusty bread and a salad. A cooling mixture of some chopped cucumber and mint tossed in natural yogurt with garlic and lemon complements the sardines.

Serves: 4

Note: Because sardines are such tiny fish, they can slip very easily through the grill of a barbecue. It's advisable to use a fish clamp or a sardine grill, or cook them on a doubled layer of foil, placed shiny side uppermost, on top of the oiled grill.