Best Spicy Popcorn With Piment Despelette And Marcona Almonds Recipes

Sweet and Spicy Popcorn image

Provided by Valerie Bertinelli

Time 15m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
Kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Steps:

Melt 3 tablespoons coconut oil in a large pot over high heat. Add the popcorn kernels, partially cover and cook, shaking the pot occasionally, until the popping slows down. Transfer the popcorn to a large bowl. Wipe out the pot.
Stir the confectioners' sugar, paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, the garlic powder, cumin and cayenne together in a small bowl.
Melt the remaining 1/4 cup coconut oil in the same pot over medium heat. Add the popcorn and half of the sugar mixture, cover the pot and shake to coat. Add the remaining sugar mixture and continue to shake until well coated.

Spicy Popcorn With Piment d'’Espelette and Marcona Almonds image

Provided by Lora Zarubin

Yield Makes about 8 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 teaspoon piment d'Espelette or Hungarian hot paprika, divided
1 teaspoon salt, divided
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
1/4 cup peanut oil
3/4 cup whole roasted Marcona almonds*

Steps:

Mix 1/2 teaspoon piment d'Espelette and 1/2 teaspoon salt in small bowl and reserve.
Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon piment d'Espelette and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Combine popcorn kernels and peanut oil in large deep pot with lid. Heat over medium-high heat, occasionally swirling pot so that popcorn kernels are coated with oil. Cover pot. When popcorn kernels start popping, rotate pot over burner until all kernels have popped. Remove popcorn from heat. Immediately add melted butter mixture and Marcona almonds to pot. Cover pot. Using oven mitts, firmly hold pot and lid together and shake until popcorn and Marcona almonds are well coated with melted butter mixture. Transfer popcorn mixture to serving bowl. Sprinkle with reserved piment d'Espelette-salt mixture and serve.
Tender Spanish almonds that are usually sold roasted and salted; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and natural foods stores and online from latienda.com.