Quacker Jack

Name: Quacker Jack
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 440 grams packed brown sugar; 440 grams packed brown sugar; 227 grams butter; 171 milliliters light corn syrup; 146 grams peanuts; 1 teaspoon salt; 410 grams unpopped popcorn; 436 milliliters vegetable oil for frying

Quacker Jack is a side dish that serves 10. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 9g of protein, 36g of fat, and a total of 692 calories. This recipe from Allrecipes requires vegetable oil, brown sugar, butter, and peanuts. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a 4-quart pan, add 1 tablespoon of the oil , and heat over high heat. When oil is hot, add 1/2 cup of popping corn. Keep pan moving constantly. When corn stops popping, remove from heat.

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Corn

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Spread freshly popped corn on a large shallow sheet pan. Put it in a very slow oven, 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), to keep warm and crisp.

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Popcorn

Spread

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Oven

Frying Pan

Place popped corn in oven to keep warm. Repeat until all corn has been popped, for a total of 5 quarts popped corn.

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Popcorn

Corn

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Oven

Cook and stir peanuts in 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine, about 5 minutes.

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Butter

Peanuts

Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with salt. Fold peanuts into popped corn.

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Popcorn

Peanuts

Salt

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Paper Towels

Combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt in a heavy 2 quart saucepan.

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Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Butter

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Place over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Continue to boil to the firm ball stage, 248 degrees F (118 degrees C), about 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Syrup will foam. Take popped corn from oven and pour hot caramel mixture over it in a fine stream. Stir to mix well. Return to oven for 45 to 50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool and serve, or store. Store in an airtight container and set in a cool place.

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Baking Soda