fried pickle spears

Cullowhee, NC
Updated on Mar 31, 2012

Mmmmmmmmmmm!

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yield 16 pickles

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup self-rising buttermilk cornmeal or regular cornmeal (if that's all you can find)
  • 4 whole - kosher dil pickles, quartered lengthwise, patted dry w/ paper towels
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 bottle beer, cold
  • 3 quarts peanut oil vegetable oil
  • - ranch dressing or garlic dressing

How To Make fried pickle spears

  • Step 1
    Place cornmeal in shallow dish. Dredge pickle spears in cornmeal & transfer to plate. Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt & cayenne in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in beer until smooth.
  • Step 2
    Heat oil in large dutch oven over medium high heat until 350 degrees F (or use deep fryer). Rewhisk batter. Transfer 1/2 of pickles to batter. One at a time, remove pickles from batter (allowing excess to drip back into bowl) & fry in hot oil until golden brown, 2 - 3 minutes. Drain pickles on wire rack set in rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pickles.
  • Step 3
    Serve with either ranch or garlic dressing.

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