How to Make Stove Top Popcorn
News Alert: We don’t own a microwave. When we bought our house four years ago, we never got ourselves a microwave. A few years later, we still don’t have a microwave and either enjoy left overs cold or just use the stove top or oven. So needless to say, popcorn isn’t necessarily a go-to around our house. Recently, I’ve started making popcorn on the stove top, and let me tell you – it’s wonderful!
Stove top popcorn is really quite easy and doesn’t require anything fancy, although you could get a popcorn pot. I love making popcorn myself because I can control all the ingredients plus I can make whatever flavor I want. And, it really does come together quickly!
All you need is a lightweight pot that you can easily shake, which needs to have a lid; popcorn kernels; olive oil or butter; salt. That’s it!
To a pot, you’ll just add olive oil and kernels. Then, you put the lid on and listen for the popping. Turn the heat down and shake shake shake that pot, occasionally stopping to allow the steam to escape. Listen for the popping to slow down, as you would a microwaveable popcorn, and keep your heat at medium to medium low – sniff out the burn!
You could even *shake up* the flavor:
- Ranch dressing mix packet
- Salt & pepper
- Garlic powder & salt
- Lemon pepper & salt
- Slap Ya Mama or other spicy seasoning
- PB2 (powdered peanut butter)
- Sugar & cinnamon
A little bit of kernels goes a long way! Just a 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels will make about 7 cups of popcorn!
Do you make popcorn on the stove top? What are you favorite toppings?!
