Parmesan, Black Pepper, & Truffle Oil Popcorn (easy stove-top recipe)
This simple stove-top recipe is fast, easy, and topped with nutty grated Parmesan cheese, sharp black pepper, sea salt, melted brown butter, and a drizzle of fragrant truffle oil. Once you get the hang of this incredibly simple but gourmet stove-top popcorn recipe, you can have theater-quality fresh popcorn at home! Serve this up in a big bowl, or individual popcorn bags for your next family movie night. It's also a great appetizer or party snack!
Ingredients
- ¼ cup popcorn (white or yellow)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp salted butter, divided (or to taste)
seasoning mix:
- 3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese (or to taste)
- 1 tbsp truffle oil (or to taste)
- 1 tsp flaky sea salt, popcorn salt, or kosher salt (or to taste- popcorn salt is very fine, so use less to start and taste before adding more)
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)
Instructions
prep ingredients & heat your pan
- Grind the black pepper and grate the Parmesan cheese into a small dish and set aside.
- Preheat a 2-3 quart heavy bottomed pan with a tightly fitting lid over medium high heat.
melt your oils
- Add the coconut oil and two or three kernels of popcorn to the hot pan.
- Heat until the oil is melted and shimmering but not smoking, and one of the test kernels pops.
add the rest of the popcorn
- Quickly add one or two teaspoons of the butter, swirl the pan, then add the popcorn all at once.
- Cover the pan immediately.
shake and listen
- Shake and agitate the pan regularly back and forth over the burner so the kernels slide around and don’t stick or scorch.
- Listen for the sound of the popping kernels, and keep shaking the pan over the heat until the pops slow to a few seconds between each pop.
- Turn off the heat.
make melted or brown butter (optional)
- Pour the hot popcorn into a mixing or large serving bowl & set aside.
- Quickly add the rest of the butter to the hot pan, and return to the stove.
- Melt and then lightly toast the butter until it foams slightly and the milk solids turn a light brown hue and it smells nutty and rich.
- Quickly remove the pan from the heat (it can burn quickly once it’s browned).
garnish and serve your popcorn
- Pour the brown butter over the popcorn, using a heat-resistant spatula to scrape all the butter from the pan and mix the popcorn so the butter is evenly distributed throughout the kernels.
- Sprinkle the popcorn with the freshly ground black pepper, sea salt or popcorn salt, and grated Parmesan cheese, tossing again to mix.
- Drizzle the popcorn with the truffle oil to finish, and stir gently again.
- Serve immediately!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 133kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 554mgPotassium: 35mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 168IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.3mg
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