Fried Pickles
This deep Fried Pickles recipe is a fun way to eat fair food at home! Serve the crispy fried pickles on a stick as an appetizer with dipping sauce.
Servings 25 servings
Calories 70kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon 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.
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Notes
- If you prefer, you can skip threading the pickle slices onto a skewer and simply coat them and then fry them individually.
- Serving size is one stick with six fried pickles.
- Nutrition facts calculated using three tablespoons of oil since most of the oil isn't absorbed. Your results may vary depending on the oil temperature and method of frying.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 450mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 136IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
