Then pour over your oil, which should sizzle dramatically.
He showed an eight-minute "sizzle reel" that was presented to international distributors in Cannes, full of hip action, razor-sharp dialogue and actors at the top of their game including an evil Leonardo DiCaprio, who along with Samuel Jackson could not attend the Con.
My social media feeds sizzle with the anger of people from across the globe: over the racism of cops in Ferguson, US, over the destruction of antiquities by Isis, over Jihadi John, over Netanyahu's 26 standing ovations and, above all, over the alleged criminal behaviour of bankers.
Sizzle this fermented chilli and broad bean paste gently in oil to extract its flavours, and use as a base for stir-fries and braises.
In a large pot, briefly sizzle the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
In recent years central banks in many rich economies fired up big bond-buying schemes to put some sizzle into economies that had only recently emerged from a deep freeze.
Don't we all know that the climate thing is over?But though this looks like a reaction to climategate, and to flaws in the products and processes of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, those factors are, again, the sizzle not the steak.
Like other great salesmen, Mr Batista sold not the sausage, but the sizzle.
Whichever, Geoff Hoon does not yet sizzle in the way that some of his predecessors have as defence secretary.
But now McDonald's has lost its sizzle.
Ms Johnson may never display the sizzle that brought fame to her father and life to her family's firm, but the time for pyrotechnics may be over.
