Deep Fried Pickles

Recipe courtesy Jennifer Clement, Maggie's Pickle Cafe, Hot Springs, AR

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Total Time:
1 hr 20 min
Prep
25 min
Inactive
30 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
24 pickles
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 24 dill pickle spears, chilled
  • Egg wash, recipe follows
  • Breading, recipe follows
  • Canola oil, for frying
  • Ranch dressing, recipe follows

Directions

Using only very cold dill pickle spears, dip pickle into egg wash and then coat with breading. Repeat until no pickles remain, and arrange dipped pickles on a sheet pan lined with waxed paper. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

In a deep fryer, heat oil to 375 degrees F. Alternatively, heat oil in a large, heavy pot suitable for deep-frying. Carefully add chilled pickle spears, in batches, to the hot oil and fry for about 3 1/2 minutes or until golden. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Serve with Ranch Dressing.

Egg Wash:

2 cups milk

2 eggs

Pinch lemon pepper

Pinch dill weed

Pickle juice

Breading:

2 1/2 cups cornmeal

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup lemon pepper

1/2 cup dill weed

4 teaspoons paprika

2 teaspoons garlic salt

Pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste

For egg wash: In a baking dish, whisk all ingredients together, except pickle juice. Add pickle juice, to taste, and whisk to combine.

For breading: Combine all ingredients in a baking dish.

Ranch Dressing:

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup sour cream

3 tablespoons minced parsley leaves

2 tablespoons chopped green onion

1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/2 garlic clove, minced

Mayonnaise

In a large mixing bowl, stir all ingredients together, except mayonnaise. Add mayonnaise, as needed, to thicken. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Sparkling Wine

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Anything with bubbles

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  • on January 23, 2012

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    Very good, I subbed rice flour because of my daughter intolerance to gluten and they turned out delish.

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  • on November 07, 2011

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    My daughter loves these!! And she is very picky!! I will make these again.

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  • on October 09, 2011

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    AMAZING! I am a pickle addict so this receipe was a no brainer. My husband on the other hand is not but he LOVED this recipe. I scaled it down a bit because I was only making it for the two of us. Honestly I didn't determine the exact scaled down measurements but instead I guessed or eyeballed them and it was still delicous. This is a great EASY football season bar food.

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