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You’ll find the savory popcorn perfect with any dry sparkling wine; the 5-Spice Popcorn variation is a better fit for a sweeter dry or demi sec style wine such as Schramsberg Cremant or your favorite Moscato d’Asti.
You will need
1 bag good quality microwave popcorn
3 tablespoons melted butter
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
What to do
Prepare the popcorn according to the manufacturer’s instructions, being careful not to burn it. Open the bag, avoiding the hot steam, and pour it in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle popcorn with melted butter, cheese and garlic salt. Serve at once.
Makes 6 cups
Variations
Hot Popcorn
Omitting the parmesan cheese and black pepper, sprinkle popcorn instead with 2 teaspoons of togarashi spice mix along with butter and garlic salt. Togarashi is a Japanese seven-spice blend available at Asian markets or in the Asian product aisle of most grocery stores.
Truffled Popcorn
Omitting the garlic salt; add ½ teaspoon white truffle oil to the butter before drizzling it over the popcorn. Easy does it; a little truffle oil goes a long way!
5-Spice Popcorn
Omitting the Parmesan cheese, garlic salt and pepper, drizzle popcorn with the melted butter along with 1 teaspoon of Chinese 5-spice powder and 1 tablespoon light brown sugar or more to taste.
From The Bubbly Bar: Champagne & Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occasion (Clarkson Potter, $16.99)
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