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Hippie Popcorn

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Movie Snack
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deensiebat's Notes: This recipe was adapted from an old housemate's Rainbow Gathering specialty. While the hippies may be terrible at haircuts and hygiene, they make stellar popcorn. Melted butter, which is...
This recipe was adapted from an old housemate's Rainbow Gathering specialty. While the hippies may be terrible at haircuts and hygiene, they make stellar popcorn. Melted butter, which is perfection in itself, is infused with lightly-toasted garlic. Soy sauce gives a shot of umami, and helps the cheesy-tasting nutritional yeast flakes stick. It's terribly addictive. We ended up keeping soy sauce in a squirt bottle just for this purpose.

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Serves 2-4 (depending upon your level of gluttony)

1/2 cup popcorn kernels Ask a question about this ingredient

2 tablespoons butter Ask a question about this ingredient

2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes Ask a question about this ingredient

1-2 tablespoon soy sauce Ask a question about this ingredient

Pop the kernels, either in a popper, microwave, or stovetop. (My favorite method is to coat an iron pot with oil, and drop in three kernels. When they pop, add the remainder, and shake occasionally until the popping stops.) Set aside.
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place the butter and garlic in a saucepan over a medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is lightly browned. Remove from heat.
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Drizzle the buttery garlic (and garlicky butter) over the popcorn, stirring or shaking to distribute. Add half the nutritional yeast, and stir again. Sprinkle with a few spoonfuls of soy sauce -- if your bottle has a large opening, drizzle it from the cap to prevent accidental dousing. Toss, add the remaining yeast, and toss again. Taste, and add more soy sauce or yeast if desired.
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2 Comments on Hippie Popcorn

susan g added 10 months ago

I was expecting the yeast, but the rest puts this in the try-me! category.

BlissfulBaker added about 1 year ago

I had to click on this recipe to see what constitutes Hippy Popcorn. Nutritional yeast of course! My hippiest (and very beautiful) friend puts nutritional yeast on everything -- as well as Braggs Aminos.