Kettle Corn
I need to start this recipe post with a WARNING: This sweet popcorn is highly addictive! You may find yourself craving it every evening! I could not keep my hand out of the bowl long enough to take the above photo. Kettle corn is popular at fairs and carnivals here in the mid-west. It's simply sugar added to popcorn during the cooking process. The trick is to NOT burn the sugar. Kettle Corn 1/2 cup popcorn 1/4 cup vegetable oil (I use Canola.) 1/4 cup white sugar (use brown sugar for a caramel corn taste.) Dump the popcorn into a medium sauce pan. This is actually our POPCORN pan: Add the oil and heat over... here's the important trick here: MEDIUM heat. I usually pop corn at medium/high heat... but after scorching several batches with the sugar... learn from my mistake.. MEDIUM! When the oil starts to sizzle and the kernels look ready to POP... Sprinkle on the sugar. Immediately lift the pan from the burner and swirl the sugar into the hot oil. Put lid on the pan and set it ba...