Happy 4th of July! And Kettle Corn Recipe
It’s a holiday, so you know what that means, a recipe! Our new family tradition for the 4th of July is making homemade Kettle Corn.
We made it on the stove, using our heavy steel wok:
1/4 cup of vegetable oil (canola, corn, whatever)
1/2 cup popcorn
1/4 cup sugar
salt
Heat the oil in the wok, toss in a couple of kernels to see if the oil is hot enough. If it is, pour in the rest of the popcorn and the sugar. Stir a few times, then put the lid on and shake the pan until all the popcorn is popped.
Immediately pour the popcorn into a large bowl, add salt to taste and stir to mix. If you don’t have a large bowl, you could use a paper grocery bag.
To see what happens to popcorn when you squish it in the hydraulic press, see this post.
I LOOOOOVE kettle corn. I’m going to have to try your recipe. I used to like Gary Poppins’ kettle corn until he closed his storefront in Evanston.