Fiery Cheese Popcorn

Recipe from Rachael Ray · original post · full recipe on rachaelray.com

Cheesy, craveable stovetop popcorn with a little heat: hot sauce and Worcestershire butter, cheddar powder and a smoky spice mix with onion, mustard and garlic.

Serves 4 15 min
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Ingredients

  • vegetable oil30 ml
  • popcorn kernels100 g
  • butter — melted45 g
  • Worcestershire sauce — 1 tsp5 ml
  • hot sauce5 ml
  • cheddar cheese powder40 g
  • chili powder8 g
  • seafood seasoning7 g
  • smoked paprika7 g
  • ground mustard1 tsp
  • garlic powder1 tsp
  • onion powder1 tsp

Method

  1. Heat a medium-large pot with a tight-fitting lid with the oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium to medium-high heat. Add the kernels, cover and pop the corn until there are about 2 seconds between pops, then remove from the heat.
  2. Stir the hot sauce and Worcestershire into the melted butter. While the popcorn is hot, pour the butter over the top and season with fine sea salt.
  3. Toss the popcorn with the cheddar powder, chili powder, seafood seasoning, paprika, ground mustard, garlic powder and onion powder.

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

  • Vegetarian

    • 5 ml Vegetarian Worcestershire sauce instead of worcestershire sauce
    • 3 g Celery salt instead of seafood seasoning

    No change to the cooking.

  • Vegan

    Fiery Nutritional Yeast Popcorn

    • 45 g Vegan butter instead of butter
    • 5 ml Vegan Worcestershire sauce instead of worcestershire sauce
    • 30 g Nutritional yeast instead of cheddar cheese powder
    • 3 g Celery salt instead of seafood seasoning

    Melt the vegan butter with the hot sauce and Worcestershire as written, and toss the popcorn with the nutritional yeast in place of the cheddar powder.

  • Gluten-free

    • 5 ml Gluten-free Worcestershire sauce instead of worcestershire sauce

    No change to the cooking.

  • Dairy-free

    Fiery Nutritional Yeast Popcorn

    • 45 g Dairy-free butter instead of butter
    • 30 g Nutritional yeast instead of cheddar cheese powder

    Melt the dairy-free butter with the hot sauce and Worcestershire as written, and toss the popcorn with the nutritional yeast in place of the cheddar powder.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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  • Aldi UK

    you pay £8.08 · 76% spare

    £1.93

    missing 2 items

  • Tesco

    you pay £11.84 · 25% spare

    £8.86

    missing 7 items

  • Sainsbury's

    you pay £3.90 · 86% spare

    £0.53

    missing 9 items

  • Asda

    you pay £2.96 · 39% spare

    £1.80

    missing 9 items

  • Morrisons

    you pay £4.15 · 37% spare

    £2.63

    missing 10 items

£0.48a serve

from £0.48 a serve at Aldi UK · 10 of 12 ingredients priced

About £1.93 of ingredients used for 4 serves.

£11.38 across 3 shops · all 12 items priced · £0.35 more for bigger packs, 54% spare for later

Aldi UK

£1.93

missing 2 items

you'll pay £8.08 · 76% of it spare

Tesco

£8.86

missing 7 items

you'll pay £11.84 · 25% of it spare

Sainsbury's

£0.53

missing 9 items

you'll pay £3.90 · 86% of it spare

Asda

£1.80

missing 9 items

you'll pay £2.96 · 39% of it spare

Morrisons

£2.63

missing 10 items

you'll pay £4.15 · 37% of it spare

Buy at Aldi UK£8.08

vegetable oil

£1.45/1L

need 30 mlSolesta Vegetable Oil 100ml£1.45

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Worcestershire sauce

£3.67/1L

need 5 mlAsia Specialities Dark Soy Sauce 0.15L£0.55closest match

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hot sauce

£3.67/1L

need 5 mlAsia Specialities Dark Soy Sauce 0.15L£0.55closest match

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cheddar cheese powder

£3.25/1kg

need 40 gThe Pantry Baking Powder 0.2kg£0.65

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chili powder

£3.25/1kg

need 8 gThe Pantry Baking Powder 0.2kg£0.65

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seafood seasoning

£15.71/1kg

need 7 gBramwells Peri Peri Seasoning 0.04kg£0.55

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smoked paprika

£17.25/1kg

need 7 gReady, Set…cook! Smoked Paprika 0.04kg£0.69closest match

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ground mustard

£2.45/1kg

need 1 tspBramwells Dijon Mustard 0.2kg£0.49

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onion powder

£3.25/1kg

need 1 tspThe Pantry Baking Powder 0.2kg£0.65

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Buy at Tesco£1.00

garlic powder

£22.22/1kg

need 1 tspTesco Standard£1.00

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Buy at Morrisons£2.30

popcorn kernels

£1.15

need 100 g2 × Morrisons Market Street Salted Corn Kernels 50g

MorrisonsMorrisons£1.15·Aldi UKAldi UKN/A·TescoTescoN/A·Sainsbury'sSainsbury'sN/A·AsdaAsdaN/A·OcadoOcadoN/A