When my wife first moved in she made me watch all of Little House on the Prairie. Ever since then popcorn has become a regular thing here. It’s a perfect low calorie snack.
My standard is peanut oil and popcorn and a little bit of koshi salt on top once it’s done. I just use a standard pot for making mine because I’m not about to deal with a popcorn maker.
Sometimes we’ll shave some red dark pepper chocolate just sprinkle on top. Sometimes my wife wants Raisinets in hers.
Rarely I’ll use Bacon fat instead of peanut oil. On extra rare occasion I might use duck fat.
We never put butter on it because we don’t tend to stock salted butter, although that is changing now that I’m making more sourdough. So maybe I will add some water to it in the near future.
What are you doing with your popcorn?
Cost per person: 38¢
I like them plain, some peanut oil and salt afterwards. My wife likes it a lot fancier, with caramel, which is a bitch to clean up afterwards.
Any tips to get the salt to stick properly? I normally end with a salty 2nd half and a boring first.
Spritz it with some oil before applying salt/seasoning. For even coverage, put it in a paper bag and shake it all around (bonus pts for doing the Hokey-Pokey at the same time), which will help pickup excess oil if you’re looking to keep it lo-cal.
EDIT: clarification