To make movie theater popcorn, use coconut oil for popping, add a yellow, buttery seasoning powder like Flavacol, and use finely ground salt, not just regular salt, with a generous amount of these flavorings to get that rich, authentic taste and color. A final drizzle of melted clarified butter or a buttery topping enhances the experience.
Coconut oil is the very best oil to use for popping popcorn. You're looking for virgin (AKA: unrefined) coconut oil. It's what makes popcorn taste like the stuff from the movies. Refined coconut oil will work from a method perspective, but it won't give quite the same movie theater taste.
Meet movie theater popcorn's three main ingredients: Flavacol, butter flavored topping and, wait for it – buttery flavoring. Yum!
Movie-theater popcorn tastes distinct because theaters optimize three controllable factors: the popcorn kernel variety and popping method, the cooking fat and oil delivery, and the seasoning--salt type, particle size, and that buttery flavored oil.
The "3-second rule" for popcorn means you stop cooking when the pops slow down to about 2 to 3 seconds apart, preventing burning while ensuring most kernels pop; waiting for every kernel to pop leads to scorched, bitter popcorn, so trust your ears and remove it from the heat as soon as that pause occurs.
The Top Choice: Peanut Oil
Rich, buttery flavor: It closely mimics the taste of movie theater popcorn without needing actual butter.
A good lid is important when making popcorn, but there's a bit of a strategy here. For the best results, and lowest number of un-popped kernels leave the lid open just a hairline amount. It allows any steam or moisture to get out as well, resulting in fluffy kernels.
Because of popcorn's high fiber content, its low calorie count and its low energy density, popcorn is considered to be a food that can aid in weight loss.
To make a basic,but delicious popcorn, melt 3 Tbsp (35g) of clarified butter in a large, 6-quart (5.5L) pot over medium heat. Add the popcorn kernels and cover the pot with a lid. Continuously and vigorously shake the pot over the heat while holding the lid down.
Apparently, Movie Theatre Popcorn Butter isn't actually butter. According to Taste of Home. com, Movie Theatre Popcorn Butter is really just a combination of hydrogenated soybean oil, beta carotene, TBHQ which is a synthetic preservative, polydimethylcyloxane which is an anti-foaming agent and buttery flavoring.
Try sprinkling with some grated Parmesan cheese, smoked paprika, nutritional yeast, cayenne powder, taco seasoning, or even curry powder to give a fun and interesting new flavor to traditional buttered popcorn. You can even make popcorn into delicious clusters or caramel corn.
Preferred oils for popping (healthy and heat tolerant)
Coconut, Avocado, Sunflower, Olive Oil, Safflower, Canola. Place a large heavy-bottom pot on stove and turn burner to medium-high. Immediately add 3 tbsp oil and a few test kernels to the pot. Once test kernels pop, add ½ c kernels to pot.
Yes, popcorn is fun, but it's also healthy. Popcorn is a whole grain and a good source of fiber. And 3 cups of plain, air-popped popcorn weighs in at only about 95 calories. For the healthiest results, pop your corn in an air popper or in the microwave.
3/4 cup kernels. 1/4 cup butter flavored coconut oil. Start with 1 tsp of flavacol and add more if you want it!
Well, you asked and we're answering. Because popcorn is cooked on very high heat, you need to use an oil with a high smoke point to prevent the kernels from burning.
Without moisture—13.5 percent to 14 percent per kernel is needed—popcorn can't pop.
Garlic and Chives. Drizzle 4 cups air-popped popcorn with 2 teaspoons malt or sherry vinegar; stir to coat. Toss with ½ teaspoon onion powder and ¼ teaspoon garlic powder (not granules), then toss with 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives.
The Real Theater Oil is coconut oil. A characteristic of coconut oil is that it changes it's consistency based on the temperatures it is in. If it's cold, it will be more of a solid, if it is warm, it will be more of a liquid.
Cost Comparison
If you stashed an ear in the closet for a few weeks and did your own scraping and popping, your homemade cost is about 10 cents per ounce (that's 3 – 4 cups of popped corn). Let's compare: Bachman Popcorn (Air Popped, No Preservatives) comes in an 8-ounce bag for $3.49.