Chop the top off a whole head of garlic, drizzle with olive oil and salt, wrap in foil and bake for 30 min at 400. Not a liquid but an amazing garlic paste
@@DeeDee-bm9hr The problem is that this method changes the flavor completely. Roasted/baked garlic is sweet and not as aromatic. Not necessarily a bad thing but for something like pasta it's probably not something you want
"you aint kiddin,,"' "believe me" i always laughed at there savagery thinking that moving to sandwiches was gonna help any, like someone ordering big mac meal but getting diet coke cause they watchin there figure hahahah
FUN FACT: Vinnie was played by Charles Scorsese, Martin’s father. Catherine Scorsese, Martin’s mom, also appeared in the film as Tommy DeVito’s mother. Both characters had improvised lines mainly because mom kept forgetting hers
Another comment pointed out to me, you can hear "Vinnie" flub his line a bit when he's talking to Paulie about the onions, messing up his name for a second. Not that it's a problem- if anything, his performance feels more natural.
@@DinsRune AH yes... Scorsese is known for allowing improv, ad libbing, and often ignores movie mistakes. I saw Goodfellas when I was 14 when it came out. To this day, it's my favorite film of all time. I've seen thousands of films in the last 33 years and none have replaced Goodfellas. The movie just seems so casual you would almost think it was a documentary. I know so much about this movie it's not even funny. I even contributed a few gems to IMDb's trivia section.
"I didn't put too much onions, Vin...uh, Paul. Three small onions. That's all I did." I always loved how Martin Scorcese's father sounds like he's messing up the names and starts calling Paul by his own character's name 😁
I heard he was actually messing up lines a bunch and this is just the best take they could get out of him without wasting too much time. Not sure about the mother but Martins dad definitely
@@MidgardMessiahAin’t that the truth. My grandmother especially will rattle off all my brothers names before getting to me. Occasionally throws my cousins names in too. Hell I do it at work as well. 2 of the guys in the office both of their first names start with T I can be mid conversation with one and will accidentally say the others name. Do it with my boss’ names too. Both start with S.
Michael Franzese said this scene's a load of baloney. They ate better than regular cons, but not by much, and certainly not to this level. He also says Henry Hill was a glorified junkie, and no where near as big or as impressive as he made himself out to be in this story
Personal theory is that the “garlic trick” is Paulie’s way of getting out of any actual work in the kitchen since it’s time consuming and doesn’t really do anything
It took me a while to realize that the razor method of cutting garlic had less to do with cooking and more to do with men who had a lot of time on their hands.
@@game46312 It would have been The Great Depression/WW2 days were people legitimately did have to come together in a sense of community. Paulie is more or less the representation of the baby boomers who grew up in a time of plenty. (at least the film version the real one would have been the same age as the other 2 guys). The scene shows all 3 generations of crime at the time of the film (1990). The funny thing? Paulie is the biggest POS in the room. The guy legitimately had it all and he still blew it.
I love the fact Scorsese put Frank Pellegrino - a part-time actor and a full-time restaurateur, to cook the steak. I wonder if actually ended up cooking for the crew.
That garlic slicing technique is forever etched in my mind. "The pork - that's the flavor!". I just love the mastery they have of making their food and the pride they take in it.
Sadly, that's a bad way to prepare garlic. Garlic oxidizes and gets bitter when exposed to air. Cutting it that thin and that slowly means more surface and more bitterness.
One thing I love about gangster films is the way they show how to prepare and enjoy food. GoodFellas and the three Godfathers do a great job with this - bravissimo!
@@CaseyRedgrave they didn't say that all they said was these Actors passed away had they said the actors in this Scene then I would have agreed with him
Gotta have the pork, literally. Never ever make sauce without it, unless using a fish of course, I use ground beef too, not always but usually. I literally could eat pasta every day of my life, every meal, and truly be happy. As much as I like it with meat and red sauce, actually think I prefer white with seafood. Have never had with eel before, think I'm gonna try that Christmas Eve. Love to cook, but those fuckers seem intimidating, they say you want them live when you prepare...
He was cutting the garlic with a razor blade to make it super thin you could not do that with any knife. What makes you think they weren't allowed knives, how else are they going to cut their steak?
@tonykramer949 Cutting it thin like that is pointless. You can dice it thin with a chef's knife, or just crush it with the flat side and then mince it. It's a really compelling image though.
I just love that everyone has a big job - someone cooks steaks, someone makes the sauce, or gets all the "groceries". And then there is Paulie who just sits and cuts his garlic, a kind of "participation award" job
Making and eating dinner with the guys - my friends and family. I should be so lucky - enjoy every family dinner, every time you have company. Welcome and cherish them all.
When Martin Scorsese’s dad is in the scene, it doesn’t feel like they’re acting. It’s like they genuinely talking about how good the sauce is. Which it probably was.
"Just noticed something after all these years of watching Goodfellas: In the iconic prison dinner scene, Paulie's nails are perfectly manicured. Even while he's thinly slicing garlic with a razor, his nails look pristine, as if he isn't even incarcerated. It's fascinating to think these wise guys, known for their sharp suits, would maintain their grooming to this extent even behind bars. The meticulous manicure subtly underscores the film's message-life in prison for these WiseGuys was a world apart. They practically ran the joint, right down to their impeccable grooming. A masterful touch to an already brilliant scene."
Reminds me of me and my buddies up at the hunting camp. Dinner was a big deal, everyone had a job, somebody would inevitably come busting through the door back from a supply run and give an inventory of what they brought...
@@humbertoflores2545 He owned Rao's in NYC. The hardest seat in the city they call it..small place and you have to know someone to get in. Tables are done by time share; people get the same table at the same day and hour for decades. His son runs it now.
"Paulie did the prep work." And it started off showing Paulie slicing garlic with a razor. So, explain to me how in the hell Paulie is NOT preparing anything?
Ever since I saw this movie every time someone orders a medium rare steak in my presence I always say, “Hmm an aristocrat 🤷🏼♂️,” but no one ever gets the reference
Reminds me of Sundays at my Uncle Carm's and Aunt Eve's house. They're both gone but I can still taste that sauce! The pork and Bracciole...my mouth is drooling!
All these years i always thought Ray Liotta says "We had a pasta course and then we had a meter of fish" and i never really got what that was suppose to mean. Slapped on the subtitles today and now realize he says "A meat or a fish".
Learning that garlic doesn’t actually liquify in a pan by adding oil is the adult equivalent of learning Santa isnt real
yea you gotta turn it into paste or liquid before putting it in a pan with oil
Chop the top off a whole head of garlic, drizzle with olive oil and salt, wrap in foil and bake for 30 min at 400. Not a liquid but an amazing garlic paste
You're simply not cutting it finely enough... ARE you using a razor? ;)
@@DeeDee-bm9hr The problem is that this method changes the flavor completely. Roasted/baked garlic is sweet and not as aromatic. Not necessarily a bad thing but for something like pasta it's probably not something you want
You're just not slicing it thin enough 😏
Way better than eating grill cheese off the radiator
20 years in the canned tomatoes!
I wanted a woman instead I jerked off into a tissue
So Jesus leans down from the cross and says, "Don't put too many onions in the sauce."
At least they compromised.
the radiator is mad ripe
I always love his comment about the medium rare steak "Medium rare, mmm, an aristocrat"
Yea, back then only rich people can eat quality beef. Usually everything got boiled to well done
My family always quotes that line lol
@@yezki8 Aye tougher meats. Low and slow works well for the really cheap cuts. aka Grilling.
To this day, I quote that line when I go out with friends, and one of them ask for the steak that way, lol
One of my favorite movie lines.
"Tomorrow we eat sangwiches, you gotta go on a diet Vinny" is my favourite line in cinema
I keep rewatching this while scene just to get to that one line
Vinny"no"
"you aint kiddin,,"' "believe me" i always laughed at there savagery thinking that moving to sandwiches was gonna help any, like someone ordering big mac meal but getting diet coke cause they watchin there figure hahahah
I’ve never said the word sandwich since. Until now that I just typed it!! Ha ha
They’re eating grilled cheese off the radiator
"How do you like your steak?" I like mine with cigar ashes on it.
😅
Aww thats the flavor
Flavor saver babyy
Don’t put too much ash on the steak.
@@mikedoss9777Lol, too much onions, too much ashes, what a horrible jail sentence
FUN FACT: Vinnie was played by Charles Scorsese, Martin’s father. Catherine Scorsese, Martin’s mom, also appeared in the film as Tommy DeVito’s mother. Both characters had improvised lines mainly because mom kept forgetting hers
I mean she just played herself ahahaha
@@The_Gallowglass True, her character from Casino is indistinguishable from her appearance in Goodfellas.
Another comment pointed out to me, you can hear "Vinnie" flub his line a bit when he's talking to Paulie about the onions, messing up his name for a second. Not that it's a problem- if anything, his performance feels more natural.
@@DinsRune AH yes... Scorsese is known for allowing improv, ad libbing, and often ignores movie mistakes. I saw Goodfellas when I was 14 when it came out. To this day, it's my favorite film of all time. I've seen thousands of films in the last 33 years and none have replaced Goodfellas. The movie just seems so casual you would almost think it was a documentary. I know so much about this movie it's not even funny. I even contributed a few gems to IMDb's trivia section.
@@matthewnada913 Its obvious that Scorcese let Pesci add as many F bombs as he could.
"I didn't put too much onions, Vin...uh, Paul. Three small onions. That's all I did."
I always loved how Martin Scorcese's father sounds like he's messing up the names and starts calling Paul by his own character's name 😁
I heard he was actually messing up lines a bunch and this is just the best take they could get out of him without wasting too much time. Not sure about the mother but Martins dad definitely
Ironically, I think little mistakes like this make the dialogue sound more natural/realistic.
@@chriss2122 Definitely, people mix up names all the time in real life, dialogue like this is super realistic
@@MidgardMessiahAin’t that the truth. My grandmother especially will rattle off all my brothers names before getting to me. Occasionally throws my cousins names in too. Hell I do it at work as well. 2 of the guys in the office both of their first names start with T I can be mid conversation with one and will accidentally say the others name. Do it with my boss’ names too. Both start with S.
@@MidgardMessiah reminds me of my Aunt Dinah. She used to go through almost every name she knew until she found yours.
These guys are eating better in prison than I do on any regular day on the outs
yeah but these guys make real money lol, you're just a normal plebl.
Hell I can even afford that fine food with the price of goods these days!
Michael Franzese said this scene's a load of baloney. They ate better than regular cons, but not by much, and certainly not to this level. He also says Henry Hill was a glorified junkie, and no where near as big or as impressive as he made himself out to be in this story
I don’t believe Michael on most things haha but I agree they weren’t eating fucking lobster and steaks and everyday
Well, all these foods are high in saturated fat, the meat, the cured meats, and the cheese. They all probably have high cholesterol levels!!
“Vinnie, don’t put too many onions in the sauce…”
R.I.P. Paul Sorvino
Nice. He used to narrate LockUp and The Big House documentary show series.
There's something so satisfying about watching him slice that garlic.
Until you see the inconsistency in his slices.
Nope, it still satisfies lol
@@georgeofhamilton so what
I know, anyone who cooks can understand that
its a good system
Personal theory is that the “garlic trick” is Paulie’s way of getting out of any actual work in the kitchen since it’s time consuming and doesn’t really do anything
He is the boss so if he really didn't want to do anything he could
Your personal theory is oobatz.
Paulie was a captain. He didn’t HAVE to do jack.
It took me a while to realize that the razor method of cutting garlic had less to do with cooking and more to do with men who had a lot of time on their hands.
They ate better than most people on the outside!
Well said and well OBSERVED
Nothing like this ever occurred in real life like depicted in the movie. Mob guys do not get preferential treatment in the federal prison system.
Think I'm gonna have a dinner party where we eat like them!
@@CrazyMunky84this wasn’t the feds it was state prison
@@deagle2yadome696 They don't get preferential treatment in state prison either.
I love the shot of Paulie sitting at the table listening and drinking. The way he’s a little fed up with listening to their bullshit stories …
Seen this movie at least a dozen times and never noticed that lol
😂😂
I just saw that shot, lol. This had to be the 60s, so you know "the old days" with those guys were literally horse and buggy days.
@@game46312 It would have been The Great Depression/WW2 days were people legitimately did have to come together in a sense of community. Paulie is more or less the representation of the baby boomers who grew up in a time of plenty. (at least the film version the real one would have been the same age as the other 2 guys).
The scene shows all 3 generations of crime at the time of the film (1990). The funny thing? Paulie is the biggest POS in the room. The guy legitimately had it all and he still blew it.
1:35
Rip to everyone in this scene❤
RIP Pauly. You never allowed too many onions in any sauce!
There's no such thing as too many onions.
As it should be.
I love the fact Scorsese put Frank Pellegrino - a part-time actor and a full-time restaurateur, to cook the steak. I wonder if actually ended up cooking for the crew.
Fun fact, they did, and where the ones that catered the production, aka the food for the actors, extras, camermen, etcetera
I met Frank Pellegrino a bunch of times, he was a cool guy..
I think Pellegrino owned Rao's, the famous Italian restaurant.
A lot of eating went down on this film. Joe Pesci said he put on like 30 pounds.
My favorite line is when Johnny Deo replies, “Medium rare? Mmm…an aristocrat “
Medium rare, huh? An aristocrat.
That's true, most aristocrats eat the meat like that, and I love that way too.
@@humbertoflores2545 the majority of people eat medium rare
That garlic slicing technique is forever etched in my mind. "The pork - that's the flavor!". I just love the mastery they have of making their food and the pride they take in it.
Doesn't fucking work, those lying criminal bastards.
Sadly, that's a bad way to prepare garlic. Garlic oxidizes and gets bitter when exposed to air. Cutting it that thin and that slowly means more surface and more bitterness.
It’s not even a technique
0:49 at this point I just noticed he stopped the thin slicing those where like 3 big chunks 😂😂
@@riffraff1350it’s a perfectly fine way to cut garlic depending on what type of food you’re cooking. Especially certain Chinese dishes
One thing I love about gangster films is the way they show how to prepare and enjoy food. GoodFellas and the three Godfathers do a great job with this - bravissimo!
The Sopranos also had some great cooking tips from that slimeball Ralph Cifaretto.
@@erickleefeld4883 that gravy in the Spaghetti thing
True wolf of Wall Street covers how they get dinner too
Casino had that Italian market in Kansas City with the foid being cooked in the back for the boss summit. You can just smell it.
That’s not how gangsters prepare food, that’s how Italians prepare food. Always taking pride in every detail of cooking.
It really sucks knowing that all of these actors have sadly passed away.
Robert de Niro and Joe pesci are still alive
@@robertrodriguez787 they are not in this scene
@@CaseyRedgrave they didn't say that all they said was these Actors passed away had they said the actors in this Scene then I would have agreed with him
@@robertrodriguez787 For now.
@@robertrodriguez787We all know he meant just the actors in this scene. Anyone with a brain got that.
5 hours later Pauly just got done slicing one clove of garlic
Not like he has anything else to do.
@@CordiusDiva I guess that's a good point.
Pauly mave haved slow, but he didnt need to move for anybody.
And it still didn't liquefy because that's not what really happens.
You gotta have the pork! That's the flavor!
sgtlegacy7 Martin Scorsces' father
Vinnie, don't put too many onions in the sauce.
I didn't put to many onions in the sauce Paul, 3 small onions! Lol
Gotta have the pork, literally. Never ever make sauce without it, unless using a fish of course, I use ground beef too, not always but usually. I literally could eat pasta every day of my life, every meal, and truly be happy. As much as I like it with meat and red sauce, actually think I prefer white with seafood. Have never had with eel before, think I'm gonna try that Christmas Eve. Love to cook, but those fuckers seem intimidating, they say you want them live when you prepare...
@@chrispap4957 I’ve had Korean style eel before and it’s delicious
you gotta have the pork that’s the flavor will forever occupy space in my mind
next time you make chili, use half ground beef and half ground pork, world of difference
I love how the wine takes precedence over the scotch. Wine completes EVERYTHING.
I've had scotch, with a steak, and it was good. However, wine wins the battle, and washes down better
Doesn't feel right drinking scotch with what they're eating
wine is also for cooking
Scotch is for after dinner. Red wine with steak is mandatory.
Gotta have wine with pasta
I just love the camaraderie of cooking a meal together and then sitting down to eat it in this scene.
It only exists when you go to war with those brothers
I just finished some spaghetti with meat balls and sausage by watching this video 5 times
Salud
“Tomorrow we eat sanguiches…”
Love that line….
RIP boys.
Paulie, Vinnie, Johnny Dio, and of course Henry Hill actors have all passed away.
They’re cooking this good in heaven now
In prison, dinner was always a big thing, unlike on the outside where we never ate dinner at all.
They never ate like this in Prison. Several mobsters have said this scene is BS. It's still a good movie scene though.
I don't think anyone can get away with that.
Micheal Franzese said it also
it was based on the prison in Pennsylvannia, one or two mobsters lived well, these guys weren't there, and certainly not at the same time.
I'm reading the book the movie is based on. Henry Hill made sure to be sent to Lewisburg Pennsylvania where they had extensive mob connections.
This was Lewisburg Penitentiary and this wasn't that far off. These guys did have cells, though.
Rest In Peace Paul Sorvino and Ray Liotta, you both was great actors 👏.
There's something about the line "I didn't put too much onions in the sauce" that I really like.
I love that the guards don't let them have knives but they will let them have meat forks! 😂
He was cutting the garlic with a razor blade to make it super thin you could not do that with any knife. What makes you think they weren't allowed knives, how else are they going to cut their steak?
@tonykramer949 Cutting it thin like that is pointless. You can dice it thin with a chef's knife, or just crush it with the flat side and then mince it.
It's a really compelling image though.
I just love that everyone has a big job - someone cooks steaks, someone makes the sauce, or gets all the "groceries". And then there is Paulie who just sits and cuts his garlic, a kind of "participation award" job
Good observation. That always went over my head because Henry talks about Paulie slicing that garlic in such high regard 😂
Paulie was a captain.
He gets the easy job.
Remember, he's older. So, his taste isn't what it used to be. Thus, the onions… And, almost forgetting Paulie's name.
This scene always makes me hungry.
Same
Making and eating dinner with the guys - my friends and family. I should be so lucky - enjoy every family dinner, every time you have company. Welcome and cherish them all.
is henry wearing an addidas track suit
golly g sure is
When Martin Scorsese’s dad is in the scene, it doesn’t feel like they’re acting. It’s like they genuinely talking about how good the sauce is. Which it probably was.
"Just noticed something after all these years of watching Goodfellas: In the iconic prison dinner scene, Paulie's nails are perfectly manicured. Even while he's thinly slicing garlic with a razor, his nails look pristine, as if he isn't even incarcerated. It's fascinating to think these wise guys, known for their sharp suits, would maintain their grooming to this extent even behind bars. The meticulous manicure subtly underscores the film's message-life in prison for these WiseGuys was a world apart. They practically ran the joint, right down to their impeccable grooming. A masterful touch to an already brilliant scene."
There's nothing else too do but eat and hygiene buddy... it's jail 😂
His nails look pretty normal to me bro
hygiene is a must in prison. you dont wanna dirty up someone's food. dont ever mess with a man's meal, whether its literal food or simply a job.
Long fingernails are just nasty
It’s because they were gonna do a close up with the camera on his hands slicing the garlic…his nails had to be trimmed lol
golden age for gangster movies. loved it. can't say i don't miss these gems. foockit
No one gonna mention how Vinnie flubs his line and starts to say his own name? 😅
I never noticed that until now 😁
I can’t watch this scene without salivating
No other scene in film history has a vibe like this
Reminds me of me and my buddies up at the hunting camp. Dinner was a big deal, everyone had a job, somebody would inevitably come busting through the door back from a supply run and give an inventory of what they brought...
I absolutely love this scene. It makes me hungry
I compromised…i ate grilled cheese off the rahdiator
Easily one of the greatest movies ever made.
Scorcese dad had the look of a real killer
Paulie telling someone they need to go on a diet was rich. Love it.
RIP Frank Pellegrino. :(
The guy with the steak in the pan.??
@@humbertoflores2545 He owned Rao's in NYC. The hardest seat in the city they call it..small place and you have to know someone to get in. Tables are done by time share; people get the same table at the same day and hour for decades. His son runs it now.
It's one of my favorite scenes in one of my favorite films.
“Ok boys, let’s eat!” - Paulie NOT cooking or preparing a thing telling the people that are cooking. 😂
"Paulie did the prep work." And it started off showing Paulie slicing garlic with a razor. So, explain to me how in the hell Paulie is NOT preparing anything?
"Paulie might have moved slow, but that was because Paulie didn't have to move for anybody."
Sometimes I have problems getting myself to eat but watching this helps me want to eat
I wish I had your eating problem .
This video clip always made me hungry. I wish it was longer lol
My wife and I have timed having steak dinner with pasta with this scene. I get so hungry when I watch this scene.
"Three onions?!"
How many cans of tomatoes?
@@mikegallant811 I put two big cans!
@@mindriot91_96 you don't need three onions....
@@mindriot91_96 but make sure the tomatoes are San marzano's those are the best!
Ever since I saw this movie every time someone orders a medium rare steak in my presence I always say, “Hmm an aristocrat 🤷🏼♂️,” but no one ever gets the reference
I must have watched a scene hundred fifty times and it always makes me hungry
I really love this scene. Good food in an awful place is good living 😂😂
They knew how to make movies back then, it was a whole story, now movies are trash
Good but fictional scene. Michael Franzese of Columbo crime family mentioned that real prison food was nothing like this.
I love lobsters
For some reason, I like watching this sequence.
Being a mobster, it's not a job, its a lifestyle
And a horrible lifestyle.
Since I saw this movie when it first came out, I always slice garlic layer thin with a razor. It really does liquify in the pan
This movie is so fresh even after so many rewatches
Damn this clip makin me hungry
Gordon Ramsey would flip out about that cooler. You don’t put seafood in the same box with steaks.
I think they would get a pass for that. It's prison, there are no women there! Oh wait....
“Medium Rare mmmh… An aristocrat”
it’s been maybe 15 years since i first watched Goodfellas, and to this DAY i still use it
If someone asked me for my favourite movie scenes of all time, regardless of genre, this is right up there
I wish my time was like that
Live well, and you won't have to do time at all.
N u can eat like this every day!
+Ulfric Stormcloak You talk as though everyone can regularly have lobsters, veal, beef, pork, and choices of wine and whiskey.
George Hamilton surely you can, Mr. Hamilton
Reminds me of Sundays at my Uncle Carm's and Aunt Eve's house. They're both gone but I can still taste that sauce! The pork and Bracciole...my mouth is drooling!
the guy cooking the steak just can't act!¡
I remember watching a TH-cam video where they cut garlic super thin to test if it would actually dissolve. It didn't
I think of this scene every time i cook Italian from scratch.
Shit, you forget just how good this movie is, even when watching clips out of context.
“In covid dinner was always a big thing”
People loved one another, they left their doors open.
came here for another clip of one of the greatest movies in cinema...stayed for tips on how to actually liquify garlic.
COME ON COME ON WHAT ELSE
This scene always makes me hungry😩
For some reason I come back to this clip for some comfort.
"Vinny don't put too many onions in the sauce."
At the end of the scene you just want to have a seat and eat with them. That's how good Scorsese is
All these years i always thought Ray Liotta says "We had a pasta course and then we had a meter of fish" and i never really got what that was suppose to mean. Slapped on the subtitles today and now realize he says "A meat or a fish".
I always get hungry watching this part.
The aristocrat gets me every time haha!
I'm definitely trying that garlic trick.
Don't waste your time, garlic doesn't melt. Mince it.
its criminal how many times i watch this scene
“Dinner in Prison”. What I used to call “School Lunches”.
Wow now I'm so hungry!
I can’t believe they put toucans in their steak!
All i remember from this scene watching it at 10 years old with my dad was the thin slices of garlic and how much attention to detail meant.
Vinny ! ha !!! Marty's DAD 😂😂
The amount of food porn in mob movies is amazing.
Total BS, everyone knows you have to compromise and eat a grilled cheese sandwich off the radiator
And I suppose your everyone in the Joint that you know how they Ate
This was too hyped up.
I watched this movie with my dad when I was like 8 (wouldn't recommend) and for some reason this was the one scene I remembered the most.
I've still always wondered, even in an ice box how the fuck did they expect to ever keep those lobsters?
They'd be eaten within a day or two. Lobster rolls, etc... LOL.
Goodfellas and casino greatest movies ever
I watch this every day.
Why is this scene so very satisfying to watch lol was it because of jail time or just the food? Lol
😂I think it's the sizzle. If you don't have a smoke detector you will be fine.
I think it's the music that does it. These guys are basically on vacation.