Name: CK Special Pop
Ingredients: 4 oz [120 g] butter; 2 garlic cloves, minced; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Parmesan or Cheddar for grating; ½ cup [100 g] popcorn kernels; Neutral oil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Grist

By Abra Berens

Published 2021

About

Named for our dear friend Colin Kerr, who perfected the art of popcorn well before the rest of us. The only change that I’ve made is to use the very hot pan from popping the corn to melt the butter and soften some garlic.

Ingredients

½ cup [100 g] popcorn kernels
Neutral oil
4 oz

Method

In a large stockpot, combine 2 or 3 popcorn kernels and a couple glugs of neutral oil over medium-high heat. Cover with a lid. When the kernels pop, add the rest of the popcorn, replace the lid, and shake the pan to evenly coat and distribute the kernels in the pot.

Lower the heat to medium-low and let the corn cook, shaking the pot every 30 seconds or so. Cook until the popping has sub