Butter Popcorn With Sumac

Ingredients

• 0.25 cups butter
• 2.5 tablespoons vegetable oil , divided
• 1 teaspoon sumac powder
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.75 cups unpopped popcorn

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine butter and 1/2 tablespoon oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until butter is just melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir sumac, chili powder, and salt into butter-oil mixture.

2. 2

   Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add 3 popcorn kernels to the oil and cover saucepan with a lid. Once the 3 kernels have popped, the oil is ready. Add the remaining popcorn, cover saucepan, and cook popcorn, shaking saucepan constantly, until you no longer hear popping. Remove saucepan from heat.

3. 3

   Transfer popcorn to a large heat-proof bowl and let sit for 2 minutes to ensure better coverage by the butter.

4. 4

   Pour half of the butter mixture in a second large bowl and swirl it around the bottom and sides; add popcorn and mix with a big spoon. Transfer the popcorn back in the first large bowl; stir again. Pour remaining half butter mixture into the second bowl and swirl around again; add the popcorn in and mix again.