for 4 people

Sauce

2 tbsp	chilli oil
1	onion, finely chopped
2	garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 ½	red chilli peppers, deseeded, finely chopped
1 tsp	sugar
700 g	puréed tomatoes
¾ tsp	salt
a little	pepper

Spaghetti

300 g	spaghetti
	salted water, boiling

To serve

40 g	grated Pecorino
4 sprig	basil, leaves torn off

How it's done

Sauce

Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion and all the other ingredients up to and including the sugar, sauté for approx. 5 mins. Add the tomatoes, season, simmer for approx. 5 mins.

Spaghetti

Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain the pasta, retaining approx. 100 ml of the cooking water, add to the sauce along with the pasta, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for approx. 3 mins.

To serve

Plate up the spaghetti, sprinkle with the cheese and basil.

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