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Brown Butter Popcorn

Christina Austin
Air-popped popcorn generously buttered with brown butter.
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup popcorn kernels about 12 cups popped popcorn
  • 1/2 cup salted butter
  • 1 tsp Maldon Sea Salt

Instructions
 

  • Using a popcorn machine, pop all of the popcorn. Most popcorn machines don't have a capacity to do 3/4 cup popcorn all at once so you will need to do it in stages.
  • While the popcorn pops, put 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over a medium heat.
  • The butter will melt, then splatter a bit so be careful. Once it is done splattering, it will start to foam.
  • Keep a close eye on it at this stage because it will start to brown shortly after it foams. When it is foaming you will start to smell the butter take on a nuttiness and then you will see the brown bits bubble up.
  • When you see that, take it off the heat and when the foam subsides, you can add it to the popcorn.
  • Stir the butter into the popcorn with a large flat spoon and gently stir well to coat all the popcorn with butter.
  • Sprinkle with a bit of Maldon Sea Salt (or other really good salt) to taste.