Back to basics: How to make stove-top popcorn (video)
- by Tanya Ryno (RSS feed) on Jul 16th 2007 2:00PM
- Filed under food, in the kitchen, DIY: Back to Basics
Popcorn - it's so fluffy and it smells so good, sometimes it just calls out to you (eat me! eat me!) -- and boy do we listen. Approximately 17 billion quarts of popcorn are eaten each year by Americans. So next time you hear those voices, I suggest going back to the basics ... put down the microwave popcorn (it's hazardous) and try making it from scratch. I think you'll be glad you did.
Stove-top Popping Directions
- Pour 3 tablespoons of cooking oil and 1/3 cup of pop corn (white or yellow) into any heavy, 3 quart or larger pan with a lid.
- Cover pan and shake gently over medium high heat, allowing steam to escape from popping kernels.
- Remove pan from heat immediately when popping stops or it will quickly burn.
- Carefully pour popped kernels into large bowl.
- Season to taste.
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7-16-2007 @ 6:40PM
Jordan Running said...
You can make popcorn from scratch in the microwave, too. Just pour some kernels into a plain paper sack, fold the end over a few times, and nuke for a few minutes. Then add your salt and butter. No mess! It burns quicker than store-bought microwave popcorn, though, so it's wise to hang out by the microwave while it's popping and take it out a little earlier than seems necessary.
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7-20-2007 @ 1:11PM
Bradley @ Sauces and Stuff said...
Until I made popcorn on the stove top with a Whirley popper and our 14 year old baby sitter asked me what that was, I did not even think that some folks do not know how to make popcorn on the stove top.
http://saucesandstuff.blogspot.com/2006/09/great-cornholio.html
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