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diff --git a/content/post/midsummer-check-in-the-saturday-sizzle.md b/content/post/midsummer-check-in-the-saturday-sizzle.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..29e75c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/post/midsummer-check-in-the-saturday-sizzle.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +title: "Midsummer check-in: the Saturday sizzle" +date: 2024-06-22 +--- +# 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. |