Does anyone know how to flavor popcorn with jalapeno?
Since it was a commercial operation, they would have done this in some automated fashion, and I’m betting it was premixed with something else that was then applied to the popcorn. I’m guessing here, but I’d lay odds it was either salt or butter. For salt, you could just take a mortar and pestle and grind the jalapenos into some salt. Let it sit for a few days to really let the flavor permeate. Sprinkle to taste. You can buy jalapeno powder (such as from http://www.shop.com/op/~Green_Jalapeno_Powder-prod-30942541-40315857?sourceid=3), but making your own works fine as well. Crushing in the mortar will release the oils that contain the flavor and heat – you don’t really need to grind up the plant itself to get most of the value out of it. For butter, you can make pepper oil by chopping the jalapeno and steeping it in a light cooking oil for a few weeks. Melt some b
