Chile Lime Tequila Popcorn

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 quarts freshly popped popcorn
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 teaspoon tequila
• 1/2 small jalapeno, seeds and membrane removes, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300f degrees. line a baking sheet with foil or a silicone baking mat (hs note: or unbleached parchment paper). set aside.
• 2 put the popcorn in a large, clean paper bag or a washable muslin bag.
• 3 in a medium-size bowl whisk together the butter, lime juice and zest, and tequila. add the jalapeno. in a small bowl combine the black pepper, salt, red pepper, and cumin.
• 4 drizzle half of the butter mixture over the popcorn, fold over the top of the bag, and shake until the popcorn is coated and moist. taste.
• 5 add more of the butter mixture if you like, and give a second shake.
• 6 sprinkle (most of) the pepper mixture over the popcorn, fold over the top of the bag, and shake a few times to coat. taste, and if you'd like more pepper flavor add the rest of it.
• 7 spread the popcorn evenly over the baking sheet and bake until the popcorn is dry, five to seven minutes.