Goodfellas' meatballs: just like Mama Scorsese used to make

Razor-thin garlic; beef, veal and pork; not too much onion ... learn how to make a Sicilian classic like a gangster with our Goodfellas-inspired meatball recipe.

A 4K remaster of Martin Scorsese's gangster classic is currently showing at the BFI Southbank and at select cinemas across the UK.

[holden]

Slicing the garlic that thin only works when you're doing time for contempt.

[oldgit]

You didn't slice it as fine as Paulie

[serjtrollkian]

Don't try slicing garlic at home? Where else am I gonna slice it?? An open field???

[twofiveb]

“I didn’t eat out much. My mom’s Italian.”
~ Martin Scorsese

[williamleibold]

You can add the meatballs to the sauce raw, they become fully cooked and basically poached. They add a lot of flavor to the sauce this way. Any oil that comes to the surface u can spoon off, or use bread to soak it up.

[BluesRiffage]

For everyone complaining, this is the recipe as written in Marty's early movie about his family, Italianamerican. The only thing missing is the lamb neck bone.

[MeowMeow-ijdk]

The melted garlic thing doesn’t really work. Babish also showed it doesn’t liquify. Just smash it down and minced everything to release the garlic oil.

For the meatballs, I like to brown and then stick it in the sauce.

[kingdorm]

I watched till you put raw meatballs in the sauce without frying them first and I am like i am out of here

[mikemooch]

Gotta fry those meatballs off a little & finish them in the sauce. Looks good though.

[vangogo]

Anthony Bourdain said this was the best way to slice garlic to get the best flavor so I started doing it with a small, sharp, chef's knife. It's the best, Paulie was right.

[akumauluka]

Goodfellas prison cooking scene is the nature of a Swedish prison, rehabilitation and dignity.

[katnoto]

Cutting on a marble board makes me weep for your knives. Marble & glass boards will destroy the edge of the blades

[maryegerton]

My mother in law is from Sicily and always put the meatballs in the sauce raw. They always tasted delicious. So tender and perfect. I wouldn’t do it any other way.

[phonexaya]

My daughters gonna ask Dad where you learn to cook this?. I’m a say forget about it!!..

[kevinp]

If I could be any character in the world, I’d be Paulie. I wouldn’t have to move for anyone.

[VyceofMataMertha]

First Babish, now this channel. Time I'd eat like a wise guy.

[RayyTunes]

I just ate but I'm hungry again 🤤

[theabyssofthoughts]

1. The Garlic isn't as thin as supposed to be.
2. Why is Uma Thurman in Goodfellas.

[jrelated]

Just an FYI- as a child of this era- when in doubt of moisture- dont add water AKA sauce. Just add some EVOO. Besides that, this was pretty close.

[Juandinggong]

I love this scene and play it when I make my Saturday dinner.