Bluestem's Blue Cheese and Spiced Nutty Corn

Name: Bluestem's Blue Cheese and Spiced Nutty Corn
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters almonds, coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 18 servings Great Hill Blue cheese, for serving; 0 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsps heavy cream; 1 Tbsps kosher salt; 2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 1 Finely grated zest of orange; 177 milliliters popcorn kernels; 118 milliliters roasted unsalted peanuts, coarsely chopped; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 Seeds scraped from split vanilla bean; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil; 59 milliliters water

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Bluestem's Blue Cheese and Spiced Nutty Corn a try. This gluten free and vegetarian recipe serves 18. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 186 calories. Head to the store and pick up water, nutmeg, super hill cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

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Spread the almonds and peanuts on a baking sheet and lightly toast them in the oven, stirring them at least once to prevent them from burning, about 6 minutes.

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Almonds

Peanuts

Spread

Toast

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Remove the nuts from the oven and set aside to cool.

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Nuts

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Oven

In a large stockpot with a tight-fitting lid, heat the oil over high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add the popcorn kernels and cover the pot. Once the kernels begin to pop, shake the pot constantly until all the corn stops popping. Uncover and remove from the heat.

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Popcorn Kernels

Pop

Corn

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Pot

Heat the water and sugar in a large stockpot over high heat until the sugar dissolves and the syrup comes to a boil.

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Sugar

Syrup

Water

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Let the syrup cook until it reaches a golden amber color; you’ll notice the bubbles getting bigger and forming more slowly. Watch it carefully, as once the sugar starts to turn yellow it can burn very quickly. Swirl in the cream—the caramel will sputter.

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Caramel

Cream

Sugar

Syrup

Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla, zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom, salt, and pepper.

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Cinnamon

Vanilla

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Nutmeg

Pepper

Salt

Using a wooden spoon, stir the popcorn and nuts into the hot caramel until all of it is well coated. It helps to vigorously shake the stockpot up and down and rap it against a sturdy work surface between stirs to get the popcorn at the bottom to move to the top. You’ll want to work as quickly as possible since the caramel will stiffen as it cools, making it harder to work with.

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Caramel

Popcorn

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Nuts

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Spread the caramel-coated popcorn on a large baking sheet lined with a nonstick baking mat (or parchment paper sprayed with nonstick cooking spray). Allow the popcorn to cool completely before breaking it into bitesize pieces. Store the popcorn in an airtight container. It will keep for up to 1 week.

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