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+title: "Midsummer check-in: the Saturday sizzle"
+date: 2024-06-22
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+# Midsummer check-in: the Saturday sizzle
+_Rasmus Dahlberg, 2024-06-22._
+
+It's currently holiday time in Sweden.  Yesterday was Midsummer Eve.  Today it's
+Midsummer Day.  Midsummer is the brightest time of the year and widely
+celebrated by people living here.  Activities include making flower crowns,
+dancing like frogs around a maypole, and drinking schnapps and similar spirits.
+Ironically I didn't do any of these activities, but at least I enjoyed the time
+off.  I had strawberry cake with my mom, dinner with my friends, and a
+coffee-to-go walk.  And instead of the traditional fresh potatoes, dill, and
+herring, I defrosted a locally-produced minute steak I was gifted a while back.
+Did I hear anyone asking about the outcome?  I named my spicy pasta dish _the
+Saturday sizzle_.
+
+<figure style="width: 50%;">
+  <img src="/img/the-saturday-sizzle.jpeg" alt="Picture of the Saturday sizzle, a spicy minute-steak pasta" style="width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 10px;">
+</figure>
+
+Kind of improvised, because I thought I was going to cook with a larger chunk of
+meat that could be roasted in the oven.  As you can see above, it still turned
+out great though.  The base is inspired by _Spaghetti Aglio e Olio con
+Peperoncino_.  Sorry in advance to all Italian grandmas.  I used what I had
+at home (like frozen parsley and dried piri-piri), then added a bit to it.  Very
+yummy nevertheless.
+
+## Recipe
+
+One serving requires three garlic cloves, three dried piri-piri, a few table
+spoons of parsley, one large tomato, 125g of fresh pasta, 200g of minute steak,
+half a lemon, salt, and ground pepper.  The cooking time is around 15 minutes.
+
+Sauté under low heat for a minute or two with extra virgin olive oil:
+
+  - Garlic cloves (thin slices)
+  - Dried piri-piri (crushed)
+  - Parsley (chopped)
+
+Increase the heat to medium-high.
+
+Slice the tomato into 8 pieces.  Salt and add to the frying pan.
+
+Slice the minute steak.  Salt and add to the frying pan.
+
+Drop the fresh pasta into boiling water with lots of salt.
+
+Once the meat is done, stir in the cooked pasta with a squeeze of lemon.
+
+Serve with parsley, kosher salt, ground black pepper, and lemon to taste.
+
+**PS.** How fun to post pictures of food again?  I unapologetically love it.