Sesame Popcorn

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 cup unpopped popcorn
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• onion powder

Recipe

• 1 toast sesame seeds in a skillet on the stove until just golden. crush them up with the salt in a mortar and pestle. this is an important step to get the seeds to release their yummy flavor and smell. if you don't have one of those, improvise, i used to use a coffee cup and the end of my whisk!
• 2 put oil in a heavy cookpot that has a lid and place on the stove on high.
• 3 add popcorn and put the lid on. stay close by!
• 4 when popping slows to about a second in between pops, dump the popcorn into a large bowl.
• 5 sprinkle with crushed sesame seeds and salt, pepper, and onion powder. toss, and enjoy! add more of the seasonings to your taste, other options are chili powder, garlic, curry.