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Start sauce | Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat | Add the onion and a generous pinch of salt and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the onions are very soft and taking on a bit of colour | Add in the garlic and calabrian chilli paste and cook for 2-3 minutes until very fragrant
Simmer sauce | Add the passata and silken tofu, stir to combine and bring to a gently simmer for around 10 minutes until the sauce reduces to a nice thick consistency while you cook the pasta
Cook pasta | Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions in salted boiling water then drain reserving some pasta water
Combine and serve | Reduce the heat on the sauce to low | Add the pasta to the sauce and toss well to combine | Taste and season with salt and pepper and a pinch of sugar if needed | Divide among bowls, drizzle over a little extra virgin olive oil, grate over the cheese and top with some basil leaves to garnish