Love popcorn but never made it from scratch at home? Today could be the turning point for you. Throw away those microwave popcorn bags in your pantry (they’re bad for health) and get popcorn kernels instead (I get organic ones from Trader Joe’s). Homemade popcorn is one of the easiest snacks you can make at home and it’s DELICIOUS! It’s healthy and high in fiber, and the best part is that you can create your own flavored popcorn! Today I’m going to share my family’s #1 favorite, Homemade Popcorn with Truffle Salt.
Family Movie Time with Homemade Popcorn
Mr. JOC and I work on weekends filming tutorial videos and photographing my recipes. Since the natural light is so important for food photography and the final video clip, we usually start filming in the morning and wrap up around the evening time. Our children are very supportive of what we do, and they patiently wait for us to finish our work (we usually give them assignments like doing math problems on the computer or practicing piano and they get to have free time afterward). Because we have limited time to spend with children on weekends, we really treasure our family time even more. One of our favorite activities we do together is family movie time. The kids pick the popcorn flavor of the night while Mr. JOC figures out what movie to watch. I go to the kitchen with my daughter and we make popcorn together.
6 Easy Tips for Making Perfect Homemade Popcorn
Although making popcorn is easy, here are some of my tips to achieve desired the perfect homemade popcorn.
Truffle Salt for Homemade Popcorn
So, who doesn’t love truffles? I’m definitely a big fan and so glad I found the truffle & salt mix. The rich, earthy odor and flavor of black truffle infused with sea salt. The one word that comes to mind is heaven! Besides popcorn, truffle salt enhances flavors for various types of food, from grilled meat to scramble eggs. If you love truffles, I highly recommend you experiment with truffle salt at home.
How to Make a Classic Homemade Popcorn with Butter
If you are not a fan of truffle (what!)… of course, you can make classic popcorn with butter at home. It tastes amazingly delicious so go ahead and toss that microwave popcorn! Make the popcorn by following the recipe below. Use kosher salt instead of truffle salt. While making popcorn, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the microwave or on the stove (for ½ cup popcorn kernels). As soon as the popcorn is done, drizzle the melted butter over hot popcorn and mix it all together. If you are not in a hurry, here’s an even better way to enjoy butter-flavored popcorn at home. Add 4 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan and allow it to simmer. Remove from heat and skim the foam off with a spoon. Once it’s clean, you see a yellow layer of clarified butter with milk solids underneath. Drizzle the clarified butter over the popcorn and avoid pouring the milk solids. Wish to learn more about Japanese cooking? Sign up for our free newsletter to receive cooking tips & recipe updates! And stay in touch with me on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and Instagram.
