Ingredients

Steps

• Heat 60ml of olive oil in a wide saucepan and sizzle garlic and basil stalks for 1 minute.
• Stir in the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, and sugar.
• Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes until thick.
• Stir in the chopped basil leaves just before finishing the sauce.
• For meatballs, fry sausage meat for 10 minutes until browned and cooked through.
• Combine the cooked meatballs or mascarpone with the tomato sauce and pasta.
• Add 30ml of pasta cooking water to thin the sauce if necessary and serve.