Pasta Pomodoro from Peace, Love, and Pasta: Simple and Elegant Recipes from a Chef's Home Kitchen by

Ingredients

• 1 cup (40 g) loosely packed fresh basil leaves
• Kosher salt
• 5 pounds (2.3 kg) ripe plum or Roma tomatoes
• ½ recipe Pomodoro Sauce (about 1 quart/960 ml)
• Crushed red pepper
• ¾ cup (1½ sticks/115 g) unsalted butter
• 1½ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled
• ¾ cup (70 g) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, plus additional for garnish
• 12 sliced fresh basil leaves
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• ¼ cup (60 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 recipe fresh Spaghetti