Looking for a movie to snack or looking for a snack to movie? Butter popcorn is a long time ally of movie theaters, not without a reason!
Course Snack
Cuisine Gluten free, Sugar free recipe
Prep Time 1 minuteminute
Cook Time 4 minutesminutes
Total Time 5 minutesminutes
Ingredients
4tablespoonsClarified butter AKA Ghee
½cupPopcorn kernel
2teaspoonsSalt
Instructions
Clarified butter
Making clarified butter for one portion of popcorn is not really a sensible nor really viable. We have to make bigger batches and keep the rest for later use. Luckily, clarified butter is just fat so it keeps well without refrigeration nicely too.
Melt butter on medium heat.
Let it simmer until the foam almost disappears on top and the solids at the bottom turn golden.
Strain through a paper towel lined colander.
Butter popcorns
Heat half of clarified butter, aka ghee in a pot with a lid, over medium heat.
Add the popcorn kernels, put the lid on and quickly move the pot around so the kernels spread across the bottom evenly.
Once the popping starts, move the pot around every 30 seconds or so, to prevent burning of the already popped out kernels.
Mind not to do it too often as that can prevent the kernels to pick up enough heat to pop. Once the popping stops, empty the pot into a bowl.
Pour over the rest of the clarified butter, sprinkle salt and shake the bowl with a lid or large plate on.