This is a really quick and easy treat to have while you’re watching a film with your significant other on a Friday night without too many calories. It’s also a little bit classier than your normal cinema popcorn. Your housemates will be very jealous as it fills the whole house with the aroma of rosemary. It’s one of my staples. I hope you love it!
- 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
- 2 tbsp canola oil **Don’t substitute for olive oil as this burns
- 2 tsp butter
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
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Put 2 single corn kernels and all of canola oil in a pot with a lid
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Put on stove at low-medium heat, keep lid on. Don’t be tempted to put the heat any higher than this otherwise the popcorn will burn!
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Gently give the pot a bit of a horizontal shake to move the oil/kernels around every few seconds and wait for the kernels to pop (probably a couple of minutes)
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Once the 2 kernels pop, discard these two kernels (they are your testers to get the right heat) and remove pot from heat for 60 seconds (leave the lid on)
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While it is off the heat, pour in 1/2c kernels and give pot a bit of a shake to distribute the oil and kernels again
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Once 60 seconds of no heat is up, put pot back on low-medium heat with lid on and shake to stir occasionally
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While this is heating, put butter in a small separate bowl and microwave for 30 seconds. Then mix in chopped rosemary and salt and pepper with this
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Popcorn should start popping after a couple of minutes. If your lid doesn’t have holes in it, lift lid slightly as they are popping to let the steam out as trapped steam will make the popcorn a little soggy
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Once the majority of the “pop’s” start to slow down remove your pot from the heat immediately to prevent burning
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Quickly pour on butter/rosemary/SP mix and give pot a bit of a shake with lid on to mix it all in. Add extra salt and pepper to taste
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Quickly pour into a bowl to eat. Enjoy!
* Make sure you use canola oil for initial cooking as other oils such as butter and olive oil will burn and make your popcorn taste smokey
* Don’t put the heat any higher than medium otherwise your popcorn will have a burnt flavour
* Makes 2 servings, 360 calories each serving
Other topping options include:
- Olive oil and salt (for a fresh, fruity flavour)
- Butter and salt (classic)
- Lemon zest, parmesan, salt and pepper
- Vegemite and cheese (this is actually delicious, trust me)
- Salted caramel
- Salted chocolate caramel
- Peanut butter
- Dark chocolate and sea salt