Mock Oysters

Description
Serves 1-2; kJ per portion 1200; preparation time 15 min; cooking time 10 min.

Ingredients
1 herring, soaked in cold water to extract salt and drained 1 sweetbread, boiled and cut into 12 pieces 1 egg, beaten Breadcrumbs seasoned with salt and pepper 12 oyster shells

Directions
Mince the herring finely and divide into 12 portions. Place each portion in an oyster shell. Dip each piece of sweetbread in the beaten egg and then coat with breadcrumbs. Place one on top of each portion of herring in the oyster shells. Sprinkle more seasoned breadcrumbs over the filling in each shell and dab with butter. Bake in the over at 180°C (350°F) until the butter sizzles and the breadcrumbs are brown. Serve at once.