# Goodfellas Prison Sauce

A rich and flavorful Sunday gravy, perfect for pasta, inspired by the food scene in the movie Goodfellas.

- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 small onions
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage
- 1 pound beef shank
- 1 pound veal neck
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 splash red wine
- 3 cans DOP San Marzano tomatoes
- 5 stems fresh basil
- 1 peeled and cut into three pieces carrot
- 1 serving meatballs
- 1 serving pasta
- 1 serving parmesan cheese
- 1 salt
- 1 pepper

## Instructions

1. Slice garlic thinly using a razor.
2. Chop three small onions.
3. Brown one pound each of sweet and hot Italian sausages in a pot.
4. Add beef shank and veal neck to the pot and brown.
5. Add onions, a tablespoon of tomato paste, and thinly sliced garlic to the pot and sauté until fragrant.
6. Deglaze with a splash of red wine.
7. Add three cans of DOP San Marzano tomatoes and crush them with a wooden spoon.
8. Add a cup of water to the pot.
9. Add the browned meat to the pot.
10. Add five stems of fresh basil and one peeled carrot cut into three pieces to the pot.
11. Simmer for four hours, scraping occasionally.
12. Add meatballs during the last hour of cooking.
13. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
14. Add cooked pasta to the sauce and toss to coat.
15. Serve with extra sauce, parmesan cheese and garnish with basil.

## Equipment

- knife
- razor
- wooden spoon
- pot
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EZD9M1iV9/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5af66f24-6dc6-4574-b044-4c498f4f1d66
- Extracted: 2025-04-17

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