Stove Popped Popcorn
Store bought popcorn is full of additives and preservatives. Skip that junk and pop your own popcorn on your stove!
Equipment
- 1 pot with lid
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
Instructions
- Turn the oven onto medium heat and add the olive oil to your pot.
- Once your oil is hot, add three popcorn kernels.
- Wait until all three kernels have popped to gauge the heat of your pot. If they pop immediately, turn your heat down a bit. If they take awhile to pop, turn your heat up a bit.
- Once you have your heat to a good spot, add your butter and let it melt.
- Also add your salt.
- Pour your popcorn kernels into your hot, melted butter. Immediately cover with the lid.
- Shake your pot to coat your kernels in the butter and salt.
- Again, use this time to gauge your heat. If they're taking awhile to start popping, turn your heat up and vice versa.
- Once they start popping, shake every 20-30 seconds to keep from burning.
- When the popping becomes infrequent, you can remove the lid and stir the popcorn around a little bit to help the last remaining kernels pop.
- Once the popping stops completely, turn the heat off.
Notes
I like to use olive oil and butter but you could also use avocado oil, coconut oil, etc.