Popcorn Popped in Bacon Fat
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Author Notes: While I may not be as thrifty a cook as I want to be I do know not to throw away the bacon fat. After all it is great for salad dressings, essential in black skillet cornbread and really good for sauteing. Even still, I still don’t want to eat it everyday.
On the other hand I don’t want microwave popcorn and I also find myself adding butter to the popcorn I popped in grape seed oil.
Where does this leave me? Well, I am just gonna say, I don’t eat popcorn but once a month at most so I have to think of it this way, live large.
- thirschfeld
Serves 4 to 6
- 4 tablespoons rendered bacon fat
- 1/2 cup popcorn
- sea salt
- In a 3 /12 quart Dutch oven add the bacon fat and place the pot over medium high heat. Once the fat has melted add the popcorn.
- Cover the pan and shake it around for a moment.
- Once the popcorn starts popping shake it more and as the popcorn pops faster shake more often.
- Once the popping resides dump the popcorn into a large bowl and season it with salt. Serve
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9 months ago Peter
While Peter no longer works for Food52 he still thinks up ways to make the website better.
I'm curious, how much of a bacon flavor does this impart to the popcorn?
over 2 years ago cheese1227
This is on the list of things to do this week.
over 2 years ago thirschfeld
I actually am getting ready to cure 12 lbs of bacon this week. Going to post a pancetta recipe I think.
over 2 years ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
Oh, this sounds great thirschfeld. P.S. The foodpickle needs your help. Look at the question about bacon drippings.
over 2 years ago thirschfeld
Thanks MrsL, I will wonder over to foodpickle
over 2 years ago dymnyno
What a great idea...I wish that I had thought of it first!!
over 2 years ago thirschfeld
Dymmyno I wish I could actually claim it but in reality it is something that has been going on from the hollers of southern Indiana to the highlands of north Georgia for a long time. So much so I don't think I have seen a recipe for it. I guess it is kind of like buttering your bread you don't write a recipe because it is just what you have always done.
over 2 years ago dymnyno
ha ha...I love your reply!
over 2 years ago Sagegreen
Amazing!
over 2 years ago thirschfeld
Thanks Sagegreen
over 2 years ago SallyCan
Oh, Goodness! What a good idea! I'll be trying this.
over 2 years ago thirschfeld
Thanks SallyCan.