POPCORN!

I usually eat this in the winter but somehow I thought it would go well with my New Glarus-Stone Soup beer,( thanks Annie and Seth) and I was right. I always prefer to make my own popcorn as opposed to the microwave variety. I use a little popcorn popper I got awhile ago which is just a covered sauce pan including a little hand crank you twist which pulls a small paddle along the bottom of the pan. I tried to take a picture but I dropped my camera on the floor just now and broke the lense. DURH...

The paddle turns the kernels so they got completely coated in oil, it also keeps the kernels moving so they dont scorch on the bottom of the pan. Dont let this fancy technology fool you though. You remember those old jiffy pops you used to get for camping and slumber parties? The truth is, you can use any old pan to pop corn. Just make sure you oil the pan and keep the kernels moving by shaking back and forth.

So, I put just enough oil in the pan to LIGHTLY cover the bottom. Then I add enough kernels to cover the bottom also. It really doesn't require any more than a stove with medium high heat. I turn the crank the entire time of cooking but you can shake regular covered pans back and forth. When the popping slows down, remove from heat to avoid burning. As long as you leave the lid on, the heat will stay in and the final kernels should pop on their own.

I usually dump the popped corn into a bigger bowl a little at a time and season each layer. Sometime I like to use butter which I melt first, some times, and as many of my vegetarian friends know, nutritional yeast is an awesome topping which gives you a little boost of B Vitamins but tonight I went straight savory.

I added freshly ground sea salt, fresh ground black pepper and a little bit of onion powder. The black pepper gives it a delicious kick and the onion powder really rounds out the flavor. Even Bryan eats it and he doesnt really care for popcorn...

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