Peel and finely chop the onion. Clean, wash and dice the peppers. Cut ham into approx. 1 x 1 cm thick cubes. Heat oil in a very large pan. Fry the ham cubes in it while turning, remove.
Add onions and peppers to the frying fat and sauté over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, turning. Season with salt, pepper, sugar and paprika. Deglaze with tomatoes, crush tomatoes a little bit in the pan with the spatula.
Add cream.
Bring to the boil, add the tortellini, mix in, bring to the boil again and simmer over a low to medium heat for about 5 minutes. In the meantime, wash the basil, shake dry, pluck leaves from the stalks, put some leaves aside and cut the remaining leaves into fine strips.
Season tortellini again with salt, pepper, sugar and paprika. Arrange in plates garnished with basil leaves and sprinkled.