Spicy Sesame Popcorn Food

SPICY ASIAN SESAME PEANUTS WITH POPCORN

Steps:

• For the Asian sesame spice blend: Mix together the sesame seeds, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, five-spice powder, red pepper flakes and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in a small bowl and set aside.
• For the nuts: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet with the oil.
• Put the egg white in a large bowl and whisk until frothy. Add the peanuts and toss to coat in the egg white. Add the spice blend and toss to coat.
• Spread the nut mixture evenly on the prepared baking sheet and bake, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet.
• For the assembly: Stir the popcorn and chilies into the peanuts and transfer to a large bowl.

SPICY SESAME POPCORN

Steps:

• Grind sesame seeds, salt, and pepper in a spice grinder until seeds are coarsely ground. Toss popcorn with butter until evenly coated. Add sesame mixture, and toss again until evenly coated.

SESAME-GINGER POPCORN

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients; toss with popcorn. If desired, stir in cracker mix and peanuts. Store in airtight containers.

SPICY POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine the butter, paprika, cumin and red pepper flakes. Pour over popcorn; toss to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and toss again.

SWEET SESAME FIVE-SPICE POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn, sugar, oil, five spice powder and salt in a large kettle or pot with a tight fitting lid over medium heat. When corn begins to pop, shake the pot constantly. When popping slows, remove from heat, sprinkle with sesame seeds and transfer popped kettle corn to a bowl.

SPICY POPCORN

Steps:

• Put the vegetable or peanut oil in a pot suitable for popping corn.
• Warm the oil gently and place sliced habanero in the oil (be careful to wash your hands after handling, and don't touch your eyes or nose!) Stir occasionally for 3 minutes.
• Be careful not to heat the oil too much; the smoke from the oil will cause your lungs and eyes to burn.
• Remove the sliced habanero from the oil and discard.
• Pop your popcorn like you normally would in the spicy oil.
• Add your favorite popcorn condiments, such as melted butter, salt, cheese flavoring, or my favorite, butter flavored sprinkles, and enjoy!

SPICY MICROWAVE POPCORN

Steps:

• Tip the corn kernels into a large heatproof bowl, cover and microwave for 5-8 mins, or until the popping stops.
• Stir in the oil and spices, and toss well to coat. Will keep in an airtight container for up to a week.

SPICY-SWEET BUFFALO POPCORN

Steps:

• Spray a large bowl with cooking spray. Fill with popcorn.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone pad.
• Combine sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook, without stirring and swirling pan gently as needed, until sugar has melted and the caramel is a deep amber color, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir Buffalo sauce and butter carefully into the caramel; it will spit and bubble and may form a ball. Return to heat; bring to a boil, stirring until caramel is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda and cayenne pepper.
• Pour spicy caramel mixture carefully over the popcorn. Toss to completely coat, guarding your hands from the hot caramel. Spread the coated popcorn onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dry, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; stir.

SESAME PARMESAN POPCORN

Steps:

• Pop popcorn in a hot air popper or microwave popper according to manufacturer's instructions. Pour into a large bowl.
• Mix butter and sesame oil together in a small bowl. Drizzle over popcorn. Add Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper; toss well to coat.

SESAME POPCORN

Steps:

• Toast sesame seeds in a skillet on the stove until just golden. Crush them up with the salt in a mortar and pestle. This is an important step to get the seeds to release their yummy flavor and smell. If you don't have one of those, improvise, I used to use a coffee cup and the end of my whisk!
• Put oil in a heavy cookpot that has a lid and place on the stove on high.
• Add popcorn and put the lid on. Stay close by!
• When popping slows to about a second in between pops, dump the popcorn into a large bowl.
• Sprinkle with crushed sesame seeds and salt, pepper, and onion powder. Toss, and enjoy! Add more of the seasonings to your taste, other options are chili powder, garlic, curry.