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Sea Salt And Black Pepper Popcorn

Stove-top popcorn seasoned with sea salt and black pepper flavoring. A great snack to have at home or to portion for work or school.
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Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Course Snack
Servings 2 - 4

Ingredients
  

Salt and Pepper Seasoning

  • 1 tsp sea salt (Note 1)
  • 3/4 tsp black peppercorns whole (Note 2)

Popcorn

  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil or oil of choice

Instructions
 

Salt And Pepper Seasoning

  • Combine salt and pepper in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder. Grind until fine and well mixed. (Note 3)

Popcorn

  • Heat oil in a medium saucepan on medium-low heat, along with 3 popcorn kernels. Cover the saucepan.
  • Once the 3 popcorn kernels have popped, add in the rest of the kernels and cover the saucepan again.
  • As the popcorn is popping, periodically shake the saucepan to cause unpopped kernels to drop to the bottom. Also periodically uncover the saucepan, away from you, to release some of the steam.
  • Once the popping of the popcorn drops to once every couple of seconds, turn off the heat and empty popcorn into a large bowl.
  • Sprinkle over the salt and pepper seasoning, to suit taste, and toss the popcorn until well covered by the seasoning. (Note 4)

Notes

  1. Can substitute sea salt with regular table salt.
  2. Can substitute whole peppercorns with cracked black pepper or 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
  3. If substitutions to salt and pepper have been made that are fine enough (not too chunky), you can skip the grinding process and just mix the salt and pepper together. I do still recommend grinding spices, if possible.
  4. Some people find the amount of pepper overwhelming, so start with less of the salt and pepper seasoning and add more as needed to suit taste.
Keyword easy, gluten free, pepper, popcorn, quick, snack, stove, stovetop
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