INGREDIENTS
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1 pound cellantani (corkscrew shaped pasta with lines) or, other lined pasta
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3 or 4 cloves garlic, chopped
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1/2 onion, chopped
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1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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2 tablespoons (twice-around-the-pan in a slow stream) extra-virgin olive oil
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1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice
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1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce or tomato puree
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Salt and pepper
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1/4 pound prosciutto di Parma, thinly sliced at deli counter, then cut into thin strips
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1 cup (a couple of handfuls) frozen green peas
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20 leaves fresh basil, shredded or torn, plus a few leaves to garnish
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Grated peccorino Romano, for passing