Pollo Acapulco
September 12, 2023
Bacon flavored popcorn with crumbled bacon.
Bacon-flavored popcorn recipe with crumbled bacon you can make at home may be the best snack in existence. I use the bacon fat from cooked bacon to pop the corn in and the bacon flavor gets incorporated throughout. This recipe is the same as all my other popcorn recipes I just switched out the oil with the bacon grease and add crumbled bacon.
Why turmeric?
It doesn't not add any flavor but it does add color. without it the popcorn would still be pretty white and we all know we eat with our eyes first so I wanted it to look more bacony.
You will need more fat
There is not enough bacon grease from the two slices you will use in this recipe. To make up for this either cook up more slices like 5 or 6 slice of bacon and use them for something else like sprinkling on potato soup or topping a lettuce salad or you can reserve the grease from previous breakfasts. Keep it in a container in the refrigerator.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place bacon in a single layer on a rimmed cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Once the oven is at 400 degrees put the bacon in for about 16-20 minutes turning once. Keep an eye on it you want it crispy not burned. Remove to a plate covered with paper towels to drain. Set aside. Add the warm bacon fat to a heat-safe measuring cup and add more if needed from the reserved bacon fat to make 1/4 cup.
Set a stove top burner to high. Put the bacon fat in a large uncoated metal mixing bowl then add the salt, and the turmeric. Once the fat is very hot add popcorn.
Immediately cover and seal the top with a sheet of aluminum foil, then using scissors or a fork, poke a few holes in the top for the steam to escape.
Using oven mitts, or a pair of tongs if it is gets too hot, set it on the burner. With a back and forth motion, slide the mixing bowl over the burner quickly enough to keep the popcorn moving. You can hear the popcorn sliding around if you are doing it correctly. After a minute or two it will start popping and you really have to get it moving so the popcorn does not burn.
Once the popping slows to just a few pops per second remove from heat and tear the foil off the top. Transfer to a cool bowl. Crumble and sprinkle the bacon on top and serve.
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place bacon in a single layer on a rimmed cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Once the oven is at 400 degrees put the bacon in for about 16-20 minutes turning once. Keep an eye on it you want it crispy not burned. Remove to a plate covered with paper towels to drain. Set aside. Add the warm bacon fat to a heat-safe measuring cup and add more if needed from the reserved bacon fat to make 1/4 cup.
Set a stove top burner to high. Put the bacon fat in a large uncoated metal mixing bowl then add the salt, and the turmeric. Once the fat is very hot add popcorn.
Immediately cover and seal the top with a sheet of aluminum foil, then using scissors or a fork, poke a few holes in the top for the steam to escape.
Using oven mitts, or a pair of tongs if it is gets too hot, set it on the burner. With a back and forth motion, slide the mixing bowl over the burner quickly enough to keep the popcorn moving. You can hear the popcorn sliding around if you are doing it correctly. After a minute or two it will start popping and you really have to get it moving so the popcorn does not burn.
Once the popping slows to just a few pops per second remove from heat and tear the foil off the top. Transfer to a cool bowl. Crumble and sprinkle the bacon on top and serve.