The Scorsese Family Tomato Sauce Recipe

The Sauce

Singe an onion and a pinch of garlic in oil.

Throw in a piece of veal, a piece of beef, some pork sausage and a lamb neck bone.

Add a basil leaf.

When the meat is brown, take it out and put it on a plate.

Put in a can of tomato paste and some water.

Pass a can of packed whole tomatoes through a blender and pour it in.

Let it boil.

Add salt, pepper and 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 and beef.

Add salt, pepper, some cheese and a few spoons of sauce.

Mix it with your hands.

Roll them up, throw them in.

Let cook for another hour.