Cut a cross on the point of each tomato skin deep. Put into boiling water for one minute and then remove and place in iced water to cool. Skin the cooled tomatoes then cut them in half and squeeze out the seeds. Blitz the skinned deseeded tomatoes in a blender into a smooth sauce. Add 100ml of EVOO to a deep frypan and heat up for one minute.

Now add the diced onion and cook, stirring occasionally until the onion is a little coloured, then add the tomato sauce stirring well. When the sauce starts to simmer add the chicken and season with a little salt and pepper. Cook at a gentle simmer with a lid on covering 90 per cent of the pan, allowing a little steam to escape. Simmer for two hours, stirring occasionally.

Now remove the lid and continue to cook, stir occasionally without the lid so the sauce thickens.

Check that the chicken is tender and that you are happy with the salt and pepper. Next boil lots of salted water for the pasta and cook the pasta al dente. Now add the chopped basil leaves (can be torn instead of chopped) to the chicken and sauce, cooking for two more minutes and making sure it is well mixed.

Strain the pasta then mix with the tomato sauce and chicken and serve hot, after doing a final test for flavour adding more salt and pepper if required.