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Homemade Stovetop Popcorn

Homemade popcorn on the stove is delicious, frugal and easy!
Servings 18 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp oil (coconut oil, shortening, vegetable oil)
  • 1 cup popcorn seeds
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • salt

Instructions

  • In a pot with a lid, melt the oil on medium-high heat just until melted (if solid) or for 30 seconds to warm up oil.  You want enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan without being too deep.
  • Place seeds in pot.  You want 1-2 layers of seeds in the bottom of the pan.  Otherwise, too many kernels won't pop.
  • Place lid on pan.
  • Wait for kernels to pop.  If pan is about to overflow, dump popcorn into the bowl, then replace the lid and place back on the stove.  Keep pan on stove until kernels stop popping for 3-5 seconds.
  • Dump remaining popcorn into waiting bowl.  Season with salt.  
  • To butter the popcorn: let the pan cool for a minute or so otherwise it'll brown your butter.  Place butter in still-warm pan.  Once melted, pour over popcorn and stir!

Notes

These measurements for using a 3-quart saucepan.  If you have a bigger or smaller pan, you'll need to adjust accordingly.  You need enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan.  You'll want enough popcorn seeds to be about 1-2 seeds deep.  Any more than that and you'll have too many kernels that won't pop.