Pasta with Shi Drum, Trombetta Zucchini, and Yellow Cherry Tomatoes

To prepare pasta with shi drum, trombetta zucchini, and yellow cherry tomatoes, first scale the fish, clean it of the entrails, and remove the fins (for further details you can consult the "How to clean shi drum" guide). Make an incision at the base of the head 1, then cut along the back 2 and gently insert the knife blade down to the belly, trying to stay as close as possible to the bones. This way, obtain 2 fillets 3.

Now remove the lower part of the belly 4, then extract the bones with tweezers 5 and remove the skin 6.

Finally, cut the flesh into 1/2 inch cubes 7. Set aside and move on to the cherry tomatoes: cut the cherry tomatoes in half 8, then pour them into a pan where you have heated a drizzle of oil with a garlic clove 9.

Salt 10 and sauté over medium heat for about 5 minutes, then remove about a third of the tomatoes 11 and set them aside; you'll need them for plating. Continue cooking the remaining cherry tomatoes for about 20 minutes. After this time, remove the garlic 12.

Transfer the cooked cherry tomatoes into a beaker and blend with an immersion blender 13, then strain the mixture through a sieve 14 to obtain a smooth and homogeneous cream 15.

Set aside and tend to the trombetta zucchini: cut them into thin slices 16, then finely chop the shallot. Pour the shallot into a pan with the oil 17 and salt immediately 18.

Stew over low heat for about 7 minutes, then add the zucchini 19. Raise the heat and brown over medium heat for about 5 minutes, adjusting the salt. Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta al dente 20. After 5 minutes of cooking the zucchini, add the shi drum 21.

Continue cooking for about 3 minutes 22, then pour in the cherry tomato cream 23 and adjust the salt. Drain the pasta into the pan with the sauce and briefly toss everything to combine, then turn off the heat and stir in a drizzle of oil 24.

Plate and finish with the reserved cherry tomatoes 25 and a few mint leaves 26. Your pasta with shi drum, trombetta zucchini, and yellow cherry tomatoes is ready to be served 27!