Now you ’ll always choose stovetop popcorn over pocket microwave popcorn .
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Growing up , anytime I chit-chat my smashing nan , she always served her favored snack — a braggy bowl of stovetop Zea mays everta and a glass of iced Camellia sinensis . Now , it ’s my preferred snack . Sure , it takes a little bit longer , but the stovetop method extinguish the pauperism for nutrient additives and invest you in charge . Once you teach the canonic method acting for cooking Zea mays everta on the stove , you’re able to go classic buttered , load it with seasoning and popcorn topping , or find a creativepopcorn formula . Maybe all you know is the convenience of microwave Zea mays everta . It sure as shooting has its time and post , but the classic stovetop Zea mays everta method earmark for complete customization and require minimal ingredient and creature . All you need to make homemade stovetop popcorn is Zea mays everta kernels , oil , and a saucepan with a chapeau .
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Stovetop Popcorn Supplies
Here are the thing you ’ll need to gather to start poppin ' .
Popcorn Kernels Yield
Here ’s some introductory stovetop Zea mays everta maths : ½ cup Zea mays everta kernels will make about 10 cup of popped popcorn .
Ingredients
1/2cuppopcorn
3Tbsp.vegetable crude oil
1/4tspsalt
1Tbsp.butter , melted
Directions
In a 4- to 5 - quart saucepan or Dutch oven heat 3 tablespoon vegetable oil over medium - in high spirits heat energy . Add 2 to 3 Zea mays everta kernels to the vegetable oil . When the test kernels pop , you ’re ready to tot up the eternal sleep of your kernels .
Use an oilthat can defy mellow temperature without smoking or give away down . Do not use olive oil or butter .
When the test essence indicate the fossil oil is quick , impart the sleep of your Zea mays everta meat all at once . Give the goat god a shake so all the kernel get coated with crude oil .
Once you ’ve contribute all your popcorn marrow and coated in oil :
Stovetop Popcorn Toppers and Variations
you’re able to create your own tasty collation with your best-loved seasonings and best . Butter and table salt are classic , but here are some of our favorite stovetop Zea mays everta flavor combos to root on your thoroughgoing sharpness .
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
- The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily dieting . 2,000 gram calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice .
