Troccoli with Mullet Sauce

A traditional Italian pasta dish featuring fresh mullet in a tomato-based sauce, prepared by deboning the fish and combining it with troccoli pasta.

Ingredients

• 500 g of mullets
• 300 g of troccoli
• 400 g of tomato pulp
• 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tablespoon of parsley
• Salt
• Pepper (optional)

Preparation

1. Clean the mullets by removing innards and scales, then rinse under running water.
2. In a pan, combine crushed garlic, oil, and tomato pulp; cook for 10 minutes.
3. Add the mullets and cook for 20 minutes, turning only once; season with salt at the end.
4. Remove bones from the mullets and return the flesh to the pan with sauce.
5. Boil pasta separately in salted water, drain, and sauté briefly in the pan with mullet sauce.