Microwave Popcorn

Instead of buying expensive packages of prepared microwave popcorn, make your own!

Plain Brown Popper
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

1/4 cup good quality popcorn
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt or popcorn salt
A sprinkle of jalapeno seasoning mix (or other seasoning of your choice)
Paper lunch bag
Stapler

Toss the popcorn with the olive oil, salt, and jalapeno seasoning mix in the paper bag. Fold the top of the bag over and staple the bag twice to close. Place the bag in the microwave and microwave on high for 2 minutes to 3 minutes, or until there are about 5 seconds between pops.

NOTE: Popcorn salt is a super-fine salt that is designed especially for sticking to food such as popcorn.
It has the taste of regular table salt, but its granules are much finer.

Episode#: EA1B09
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