HERRING WITH OATMEAL

Assemble these supplies:

• 1 herring, cleaned, boned, scaled and cut in half
• 25 g (1 oz) medium oatmeal
• 25 g (1 oz) blanched almonds, finely chopped
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon oil

To garnish:

• lemon slice
• sprig of parsley

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes

Steps in preparation:

1. Mix together the oatmeal, almonds, salt and pepper.
2. Dip the herring fillets into the milk, then coat with the oatmeal mixture, pressing it well on to the fish.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the herrings for 10 minutes, turning once. Drain well on paper towels.
4. To serve, garnish the herring with the lemon slice and parsley sprig.