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Fried pickles

Fried pickles

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups dill pickle chips drained
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 6 cups peanut oil for frying

Method
 

  1. Pat the pickle chips very dry with paper towels and place the buttermilk in a shallow bowl.
  2. Whisk the flour, cornmeal, paprika, garlic powder and pepper in a second shallow bowl.
  3. Dip the pickles in buttermilk, shake off the excess and coat them lightly in the flour mixture.
  4. Heat the peanut oil in a heavy pot to 350°F, keeping the pot no more than halfway full.
  5. Fry the pickles in small batches for 90 seconds to 2 minutes until golden, maintaining the oil between 335°F and 350°F.
  6. Lift each batch with a spider, drain on a wire rack and return the oil to 350°F before adding more.
  7. Serve the pickle chips within 5 minutes while the thin crust is crisp.