Sesame Popcorn Recipes

HONEY-SESAME POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large bowl. Lightly coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. In a small saucepan, combine sugar, honey, 2 tablespoons water, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-high and cook, swirling occasionally but not stirring, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is deep amber in color, 7 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter, sesame oil, and baking soda (mixture will bubble up).
• Quickly drizzle caramel over popcorn; toss to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and 1/4 teaspoon salt (or more to taste). Spread popcorn out on baking sheet and let cool completely, then break into pieces and serve.

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.

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 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.

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.

RED HOT CHILI AND SESAME OIL POPCORN

Steps:

• Put vegetable and sesame oils in a large pot with a lid, and begin to heat on high heat.
• When the oil is warmed, but not yet hot, add the unpopped popcorn, and immediately shake red hot chili oil onto the popcorn kernels.
• Cover the pan and begin shaking immediately, holding the lid down and protecting your hands with potholders. Shake the pan until the popping slows. (I like to slightly raise the pan off the burner, shake the pan in a swirling motion, set it back down, then about two seconds later pick it up and shake it again, and so on.).
• Transfer the popped corn to a bowl right away and salt to taste.

SESAME-GINGER POPCORN

Steps:

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

CHINESE POPCORN SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Combine popcorn, chow mein noodles, and peanuts in a large bowl.
• Whisk butter, soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, Sriracha, and ginger together in a small bowl. Drizzle the butter mixture over the popcorn, tossing to evenly coat. Distribute evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove baking sheet from oven. Set aside to cool before storing in an airtight container.