Thegunnysack.com brings fair food home with this deep-fried pickles recipe. Serve the crispy fried pickles on a stick as an appetizer with dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp hot sauce
- 32 oz jar sliced pickles, drained
- Quart of vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Combine the flour, black pepper, salt, and cayenne pepper in a shallow bowl or transfer the mixture to a loaf pan for easy dipping.
- Whisk together the milk, eggs, and hot sauce in a shallow bowl or transfer to a loaf pan.
- Dry the drained pickle slices well with paper towels.
- Cut 25 wooden skewers so that they will fit into your deep fryer or heavy pot. Thread six pickles (more or less depending on the length) onto each shortened skewer.
- Heat oil in a deep fryer (or heavy pot) to 365˚F.
- Working in small batches, coat the pickles in the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, and then into the flour mixture again.
- Carefully add a few of the coated pickles on a stick to the hot oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until golden, flipping halfway through.
- Drain on a paper towel lined plate.
