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Film Released: 1990 Genre: Biography Crime Drama Film Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Cast/Actors include: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci,
Lorraine Bracco This is the first film featured in this section which isn't directly about food. However, the preparation of food does feature a number of time, in particular in a prison scene where, amazingly, the inmates are allowed to cook their own meals.
Goodfellas is based on a true story about a small time gangster, Henry Hill played by Ray Liotta, who works his way up through the mob with his two unstable friends played by Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. Unfortunately, his cohorts' violent and erratic behaviour lands him in all sorts of trouble throughout the film, culminating in him turning state evidence.
Although this is a pretty violent film throughout, it is interspersed with some scenes showing "another side" of these particular mobsters including their love of good food. Possibly the most talked about is in the prison scene where one of the mobsters prepares the garlic for a dish by slicing it wafer thin ..... with a razor blade. His theory is that it will just liquefy and disperse evenly into the dish.
However we've decided to feature a specific recipe which is actually mentioned by Ray Liotta right at the end of the film once he's testified against his gangster friends and is on the witness protection scheme. After a life of relative excitement and privilege amongst his circle he says:-
"Today everything is different; there's no action... have to wait around like everyone else. Can't even get decent food - right after I got here, I ordered some spaghetti with marinara sauce, and I got egg noodles and ketchup. "
Well Ray, here's a traditional Marinara Sauce recipe for you. Enjoy!
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Marinara Sauce for Pasta Veg HT MC Italian 40mins
The name Marinara comes from the Italian word for sailor,
marinaro.
Although there is a school of thought which says
that marinara sauce must contain something from the sea, this isn't
the case, as the origins of marinara sauce are that it was
made in Naples for the sailors when they returned from their voyages.
It's actually a very simple sauce....but delicious! Use the best quality Italian olive oil and tomatoes to get the best flavour.
Serves 6
Hot Vegetarian Vegan
Vegetables Herbs Main Course Gluten Wheat Dairy Free
Eggless Italy Mediterranean Europe
Ingredients
240ml/8fl.oz. Water
Instructions
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