A Thai street food re-imagined as an American snack: sweet, sour, salty, spicy flavors intact.
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- ½ cup unpopped corn kernels
- ½ cup chopped peanuts
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup light corn syrup
- 1½ tablespoons fish sauce or oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons lime zest
- Chopped cilantro to garnish
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
- Add a teaspoon of oil and the corn kernels to a pot over medium heat and cover.
- Once the first kernel pops, shake the pot frequently until all the kernels have popped.
- Transfer the popcorn to a large bowl and add in the peanuts.
- In the same pot, add in the brown sugar, vegetable oil, and corn syrup over medium heat, followed by the fish sauce and lime juice.
- Stir this and allow it to cook until thickened.
- Once thick, turn off the heat and add in the Sriracha, baking soda, and lime zest.
- Pour this over the popcorn and peanuts and mix well.
- Spread the popcorn on a baking sheet or two and place in the oven for 30 minutes, tossing it once or twice during that time.
- Allow the sticky popcorn to cool and then garnish with cilantro.