Kettle Corn

🥘 Ingredients

• vegetable oil ¼ cup
• kernels ¼ cup
• sugar 2 Tbsp
• salt ½ tsp

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients.
2. 2

   Put the vegetable oil and 3 kernels of popcorn in a large (6-quart) soup pot , cover, and set over medium heat until you hear the kernels pop, about 1 minute .
3. 3

   As soon as you hear the kernels pop, add the remaining popcorn kernels and sugar . Stir once or twice with a wooden spoon .
4. 4

   Cover the pot. Slip on oven mitts and cook, swirling the pan constantly, until the popping slows to about 2 seconds apart, about 1 ½ minutes . Slide the pot off of the heat and let it stand, covered, until the popping stops, about 5 seconds.
5. 5

   Sprinkle the popcorn with salt , cover, and shake the pot to combine everything evenly. Pour the kettle corn out into a large, wide bowl immediately. Let the popcorn cool for 2 minutes so it crisps up before serving.