Mike's Garlic Parmesan Popcorn
- 4 tbsp Quality Salted Butter like Tilamook
- 1/2 tbsp Fine Minced Garlic
- 1/4 tsp Table Salt
- 1 dash Olive Oil very small dash
- 1 cup Uncooked Popcorn Kernels or, 2 bags microwave popcorn
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 cup Quality Powdered Parmesan Cheese or, as desired
- 1 Ziplock Bag
- 1 large Pot With Tight Fitting Lid
- In a Ziplock Bag, heat your garlic butter and ingredients listed in that section.
- Leave bag unzipped and watch bag very closely while in the microwave.
- The bag WILL melt.
- Just heat butter enough to melt it.
- Once melted, zip up bag, lightly massage butter and let sit on the counter for a few minutes to allow the garlic to infuse into the butter.
- Heat the oil and garlic powder on high heat in a large pot with lid.
- Add raw corn kernels, mix and place lid on top.
- Cook / shake vigorously for 1 minute +.
- Or, until all kernels are fully popped but, not burnt.
- If using microwavable bags, cook to manufactures specifications.
- But, watch, listen and smell closely.
- Microwavable popcorn burns VERY easily.
- Massage garlic butter bag again and snip a very slight opening in the corner of the bag.
- Just big enough that any minced garlic can freely exit it and the butter sauce only drizzles.
- Evenly drizzle garlic butter over popcorn and sprinkle powdered parmesean cheese over the damp surfaces.
- You don't want your popcorn saturated.
- Just lightly coated.
- I use a high quality, lightly powdered Parmesan from our local pizzeria.
- Salt with a fine popcorn salt like McDonald's salt if desired as well.
- Mix up popcorn.
- Repeat again, then, as you desire.
- Unless you own a very fine cheese grader - like Olive Garden uses -don't use fresh grated parmesean.
- It'll only fall to the bottom of your bowl and you won't taste it at all.
- Sprinkled Rosemary goes well with this recipe as well.
- Enjoy!
butter, garlic, salt, olive oil, popcorn, vegetable oil, garlic, lid
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/356229-mikes-garlic-parmesan-popcorn (may not work)