Grandma's Recipe: Best Popcorn is made on the Stovetop

• Serves: 4
• Prep Time: 10min.
• Total Time: 10min.

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil (enough to cover the bottom of the pan
• very thin layer)
• White or yellow popping corn (enough to cover the bottom of the pan
• one layer)
• salt to taste

Instructions

The first step is crucially important as it will help all the popcorn to pop big and fluffy. Pour a thin layer of vegetable oil in you pan on medium to high heat. Add only a couple popping corn in it and close the lid. Do not add all the corn at this point. Once you hear (or in my case I use a pan with a glass lid so I can see it too) those two pop, then add all the popping corn. Just enough to cover the bottom of the pan, do not add too much.

I add the salt right after I pour the corn in the pan and stir it fast for a good 10 or 15 seconds. You have to be fast here because the corn will start popping quite soon so you want to hurry up , stir and close the lid. You can shake the pan lifting it from the handles, that will help all sides of corn get equal amount of hot oil. Once you hear the popping do not lift the pan, or the lid, and do not stir. All the corn will start popping at the same time, like machine gun.

You will know when they're done when the popping stops. Get yourself a big deep bowl, and enjoy your delicious, fluffy popcorn! you can also use butter spray to give it a buttery taste, but it's optional.