Best Pad Thai Popcorn Recipes

PAD THAI POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Line baking sheet with foil brushed with vegetable oil or a silicone baking mat.
• Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a large saucepan. Add popcorn; cover and cook, shaking often, until fully popped, about 5 minutes. Transfer popcorn to a large bowl using a strainer or your hands, leaving unpopped kernels in the pan. Stir chopped peanuts into popcorn.
• Combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, and corn syrup in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add lime juice and fish sauce. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until thick, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and quickly stir in sambal oelek, lime zest, and baking soda. Pour brown sugar mixture over popcorn, stirring to coat. Spread popcorn out on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, tossing every 10 to 15 minutes, until browned and sticky, about 45 minutes. Allow to cool and become crispy. Toss with cilantro before serving.

PAD THAI POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Add a teaspoon of oil and the corn kernels to a pot over medium heat and cover.
• Once the first kernel pops, shake the pot frequently until all the kernels have popped.
• Transfer the popcorn to a large bowl and add in the peanuts.
• In the same pot, add in the brown sugar, vegetable oil and corn syrup over medium heat, followed by the fish sauce and lime juice.
• Stir this and allow it to cook until thickened.
• Once thick, turn off the heat and add in the Sriracha, baking soda, and lime zest.
• Pour this over the popcorn and peanuts and mix well.
• Spread the popcorn on a baking sheet or two and place in the oven for 30 minutes, tossing it once or twice during that time.
• Allow the sticky popcorn to cool and then garnish with cilantro, if desired.