Southern Fried Pickles
Southern Fried Pickles
- SERVES
- 6
- CHILL TIME
- 20 Min
- COOK TIME
- 15 Min
Need a downright delicious change-of-pace nibbler? Take your taste buds to some traditional Southern-style cooking and treat everyone to our easy batter-dipped Southern Fried Pickles. Yes, pickles! If you've never tried them, these are a must!
What You'll Need
- 1 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 2 teaspoon dried dillweed
- 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 (24-ounce) jar dill pickle spears, chilled
- 3 cup canola oil
What to Do
- In a shallow dish, combine cornmeal, flour, lemon pepper, dillweed, garlic, salt, and ground red pepper; mix well. In another shallow dish, whisk milk and eggs together.
- Dip pickles into egg mixture, then place in cornmeal mixture and coat evenly on all sides. Place on wax paper-lined platter.
- Chill 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a soup pot, heat oil until hot but not smoking. Carefully add chilled pickles in batches to oil and fry 3 to 4 minutes, or until golden, turning once. Drain on paper towel-lined platter.
Notes
- Serve with your favorite ranch dressing or make your own by following our easy recipe for a delicious homemade version!
- And if you love pickles as much as we do, you'll want to try our recipe for Simple Homemade Pickles.
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