Ingredients:
4 large, firm tomatoes
salt, pepper
2 large shallots, minced
4 sprigs parsley, minced
3½ Tablespoons butter
7 or 8 medium-size fresh sardines

Instructions:

1. Wash and drain the tomatoes. Cut off the tops. Remove the juice and seeds. Mash the pulp inside. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on a buttered platter.
2. Place in an oven and cook at low heat for about 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, skin, clean, wash, dry and fillet the sardines.
4. Grill the fillets on both sides, then cut them into small pieces.
5. Mash the butter on a plate and mix in the shallots, parsley, and sardines.
6. Fill the cooked tomatoes with the mixture and replace them in a hot oven for 5 to 10 minutes, until browned. Serve at once.

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If fresh sardines are not available, fresh herring may be substituted.

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©️ Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan, 1971. Published in the United States and Canada by BOBLEY PUBLISHING, a division of Illustrated World Encyclopedia, Inc. Printed in Japan.