Cast and crew in the Scorsese family dining room.

November 23: family dinner for #Thanksgiving

Italianamerican (Martin Scorsese, 1974)

Take a few spoonfuls of tomato and throw them in there.

While mother Scorsese's famous meatballs in gravy are working their way to mwah! ​chef's kiss​ perfection, son Martin interviews his parents Catherine and Charles. For those unsure what to cook, and for those who don't celebrate Thanksgiving at all, mama's recipe is included in the end credits. And here:

Catherine Scorsese cooking family dinner with subtitles reading “Take a few spoonfuls of tomato and throw them in there,”. She'd cook another mean meal in her son's Goodfellas (1990). DP: Alec Hirschfeld.

Martin Scorsese's Mother's Italian Meatballs in Sauce Recipe

• Singe an onion & a pinch of garlic in oil.
• Throw in a piece of veal, a piece of beef, some pork sausage & a lamb neck bone.
• Add a basil leaf.
• When the meat is brown, take it out, & put it on a plate.
• Put in a can of tomato paste & some water.
• Pass a can of packed whole tomatoes through a blender & pour it in.
• Let it boil.
• Add salt, pepper & a pinch of sugar.
• Let it cook for awhile.
• Throw the meat back in.
• Cook for 1 hour.
• Now make the meatballs.
• Put a slice of bread, without crust, 2 eggs, & a drop of milk, into a bowl of ground veal & beef.
• Add salt, pepper, some cheese & a few spoons of sauce.
• Mix it with your hands.
• Roll them up, throw them in.
• Let it cook for another hour

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