Despite the fact that the store shelves are filled with ready-made popcorn, the product made at home is not only natural, but also varied in flavor.
How to make sweet popcorn at home in a frying pan?
In fact, it is not necessary to use a frying pan, since any dish with a thick bottom, walls and sufficient depth to contain all the exploding grains can become an alternative to it.
In this recipe, we will make an unusual variation of the snack mixed with melted chocolate.
Ingredients:
- corn kernels - 85 g;
- bitter chocolate - 210 g.
Preparation
In a frying pan, pour a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil and warm them well. To check the temperature of the oil, put a corn seed in it and wait until it explodes. When the oil is sufficiently warmed up, pour the remaining corn and cover the dishes with a lid. Shaking from time to time, wait until the end of the claps and remove the dishes with the ready popcorn from the fire.
Chocolate melt and pour it to the already cooled popcorn, then quickly mixing.
How to cook popcorn at home in a microwave oven?
An alternative to cooking on the stove is a microwave oven, with which you can cook homemade popcorn in minutes without too much interference.
Ingredients:
- butter - 15 g;
- fresh rosemary - 1 teaspoon;
- 1/2 peel of lemon;
- corn - 1 tbsp.
Preparation
Pour the corn with a small amount of vegetable oil, and after mixing, place it in a row in a dish suitable for placement in a microwave oven. Cover the dishes with a lid and leave the maize to burst at maximum power for about 3 minutes.
Melt the remaining oil with the roasted leaves of rosemary. Strain the oil and pour it into the corn, add lemon zest and a pinch of salt. Mix popcorn with fragrant oil and try.
Popcorn in caramel at home
Ingredients:
- olive oil - 115 ml;
- corn - 1 item;
- butter - 65 g;
- brown sugar - 155 g;
- honey - 215 ml;
- evaporated milk - 440 ml.
Preparation
Preheat the olive oil and use it to make corn, pour it and leave to burst on medium heat. Melt the butter and sprinkle sugar in it, add honey and condensed milk. Let the caramel cook for about 5 minutes, and then immediately fill it with popcorn. Stir it after and try it.
Salted popcorn at home
Ingredients:
- butter - 55 g;
- corn - 1 item;
- grated cheese - 35 g;
- dried basil - pinch.
Preparation
After warming a couple of tablespoons of oil, leave the corn in it, and grasp the melting of the butter and rubbing the cheese. When the corn is ready, pour it into a deep container, pour oil, sprinkle salt with basil and add the cheese. After thorough re-stirring, serve corn.
Recipe for popcorn at home
Ingredients:
- maize - 1/2 st .;
- hot sauce - 45 ml;
- soy sauce - 15 ml;
- butter - 25 g;
- sugar - 135 g;
- water - 55 ml.
Preparation
Prepare the corn in a pair of tablespoons of preheated oil. Mix the hot sauce with soy and melted butter. Prepare the syrup from sugar and water, boiling it for 10 minutes. Add the mixture to the syrup based on the butter, then quickly mix everything with the ready popcorn and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes at 150 degrees.