Good post and appropriate for today’s events.
Thanks.
National Popcorn Day.....and soon a Government Shut Down, now theres a combination to celebrate indeed!!!
Cooks Country Homemade Buttered Popcorn Recipe
To make stovetop popcorn thats just as easy as the microwave kind, we start by heating three test kernels with vegetable oil in a saucepan until the kernels popthat means the oils hot enough. We add the rest of the kernels off the burner, letting them heat up for 30 seconds to ensure even cooking. After that, it takes just a few minutes over medium-high heat with the lid slightly ajar for all the corn to pop. A few choice seasonings and youre ready for movie night.
MAKES 14 CUPS
You dont need to shake the pan as the corn pops.
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Heat oil and 3 kernels in large saucepan over medium-high heat until kernels pop. Remove pan from heat, add remaining kernels, cover, and let sit for 30 seconds.
2. Return pan to medium-high heat. Continue to cook with lid slightly ajar until popping slows to about 2 seconds between pops. Transfer popcorn to large bowl. Add melted butter and toss to coat popcorn. Add salt and toss to combine. Serve.
TEST KITCHEN TECHNIQUE: LEAVE LID AJAR
With our method, you dont have to shake the pan steadilyor at allwhile the corn pops. But do keep the lid slightly ajar so the steam, but not the popping kernels, can escape, guaranteeing crispy, light popcorn.
FWIW, I volunteer for an outdoor cinema program during the Summer months, and we learned how to make theater popcorn. It is not difficult. Use any fresh yellow popcorn, Snappy, for instance, use fresh yellow coconut oil, and a judicious amount of Flavacol mixed into the oil. Flavacol is an inexpensive proprietary salt/butter dry granular mixture available at popcorn supply outlets. It is important that the popcorn and oil be fresh for the best results.
popcorn is one of the few things i really miss right now on my HFLC weight-loss diet - especially with so much popcorn-worthy news ...
(BTW, diet is working great - loss 17 pounds so far, and lipid panel numbers have improved dramatically from before, leaving my cardiologist shaking his head ...)