Parmesan & Chipotle Popcorn
This recipe is adapted from Ina Garten’s new book Cooking for Jeffrey (maybe I should write a book called Cooking for Rob). I love that it’s delicious and easy – it’s also a great match for our Bubbly. It’s fun to serve non-fancy food with sparkling wine as it reminds us that we shouldn’t reserve the bubbles just for special occasions. In fact, I often refer to Bubbly as “our everyday sparkler.” Go ahead and drink it today, just because. In the book Ina uses microwave popcorn, but I prefer to pop mine on the stove the old fashioned way.
Servings: 3
- About 6 cups popped popcorn still hot
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- 2 teaspoons good quality coarse grain salt like Fleur de Sel
Toss the hot popcorn with the butter. Then add the cheese, chili powder and salt. Toss well and serve immediately.
Of course, the ratio of the cheese, chili powder and salt can all be varied to your taste. I also like this with Ancho Chili Powder or Aleppo Pepper – the possibilities are endless!