From Goodfellas · 1990 · Reconstructed
Last-Day Roasted Peppers
Serve when
Set them beside the ziti — Henry's narrating the whole spread even as the helicopter keeps circling.
In the movie
Theatrical
- ~01:56:45 On his last day as a wiseguy, Henry narrates the full dinner he's cooking around drug runs and a helicopter he's sure is tailing him — 'I'm planning to roast some peppers over the flames' — part of the spread built around the ziti with meat gravy
On the frantic last day of his life as a wiseguy, Henry is somehow still narrating a full dinner menu between cocaine deliveries and a gun deal — cutlets to fry as an appetizer, ziti with meat gravy, and peppers he means to roast over the flame. It's one more small proof of the film's whole method: the more Henry's world is collapsing, the more precisely he can still describe a meal. This is a reconstruction of the simplest version of what he describes — the film narrates the plan rather than publishing a recipe.
Ingredients
Method
- Char the peppers directly over a gas flame or under a hot broiler, turning until the skins blacken and blister all over.
- Transfer to a bowl, cover, and let them steam for 10 minutes — this loosens the skins.
- Peel, seed, and slice the peppers into wide strips.
- Toss with the olive oil, garlic, a pinch of salt, and a splash of red wine vinegar.
- Serve at room temperature alongside the ziti and cutlets, exactly as Henry plans it.
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