Governor of New York shares quarantine family recipe

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo shared his family's traditional recipe - spaghetti mitballs. About why it is so important to keep family recipes, it is stated in the video of the publication "Voice of America".

The Importance of Family Traditions

During the pandemic, the Governor of New York became very close to many residents of the state. He speaks daily at press briefings, trying to simultaneously calm, support and convey to people the harsh truth about the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

He also often sets as an example his own family, in which this virus also hit. COVID-19 was diagnosed with his brother, TV host Chris Cuomo. The governor himself, along with his daughters, felt the difficulty of observing quarantine. He, like many others, is worried about his mother.

By the way, the decree ordering all New Yorkers to stay home for the safety of the elderly is called the law of Matilda, the mother of the governor, who is now 88 years old.

Great family dinner

To support New Yorkers during these challenging times, Cuomo often talks about family values. Sunday has always been a family day, he said. “We had a great family dinner: spaghetti, meatballs, sausages. My family got together and it was a wonderful time. I didn't really appreciate this time as a child. But now I understand why this is important, ”the governor said.

Family dinners brought people together and brought them together, he said. “Everyone talks about how Italians love food. It's true. But in reality, they just like to bring the family together, ”said Cuomo, who has Italian roots.

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The governor shared a photograph of one of his family dinners. That evening Cuomo himself was cooking, and he was very worried that his daughters would refuse to eat what was cooked. But spaghetti with mitballs, which the family cooks from generation to generation, was eaten with great pleasure, leaving the plates clean.

Governor Recipe

The father of the current governor, Mario Cuomo, was also the governor of New York from 1983 to 1994. Matilda Cuomo, who became the first lady of the state, then advocated for healthy eating in schools and against the excessive consumption of salt and sugar. So salt is not used at all in this recipe.

Here is the recipe itself:

In a deep bowl, put the minced meat, add the egg, breadcrumbs, parsley leaves and chopped garlic clove. Then you need to add pepper to taste and, kneading until smooth, set aside. After that, you need to finely chop and fry the onion in a small amount of olive oil, add chopped garlic and fry for a few more minutes. Pour chopped tomatoes and a little tomato paste into a pan, add chopped parsley. While the sauce is boiling, you need to wet the mince balls with a diameter of about five centimeters with wet hands. Next, the balls need to be put in the sauce and reduce the heat.

According to the recipe, mitballs should be only half in the sauce. Cook them under the lid for 20 minutes.

Ready mitballs are recommended to be sprinkled with grated cheese and herbs, and served with spaghetti.

Your family's recipe book

During quarantine, many people think that time has stopped. However, it is in our power to do something useful even now. Here is one interesting idea: save your traditional family recipes. To do this, take a beautiful notebook and write down recipes for dishes that were prepared in your family. If your mothers and grandmothers are alive, then ask them to write down family recipes by hand.

This will not only preserve your family traditions, but also pass them on from generation to generation. This recipe book will be a great gift for your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.