Penne with Spicy Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:
5 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic
4 oz. pancetta, thinly sliced
28 oz. can tomatoes
pinch sugar
½ tsp. red pepper flakes
15 fresh basil leaves

Instructions:
1. Put extra virgin olive oil and cloves garlic (passed through garlic press) in deep skillet.

Do not preheat pan. Cook until garlic just begins to sizzle.

2. Add pancetta, cook almost to brown.

3. Add can of tomatoes, pinch of salt (be careful pancetta is salty), and red pepper flakes.

4. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

5. Start water to boil for pasta.

6. When pasta begins to cook, put 15 fresh basil leaves into sauce (basil should be in sauce for approximately 12 minutes.) Total cooking time for the sauce is 45 minutes.

7. When pasta is cooked al dente, drain well and stir into sauce.

8. Open a dry Italian wine and enjoy.