With all this talk of Fair Food, especially foods that can be FRIED!!! (i.e. the famous FRIED CANDY BARS...Mmmmmm), I started thinking of other funky fried foods that I LOVE! One cannot live life without trying a DEEP FRIED PICKLE!
One of my favorite restaurants in Five Points - THE CONGAREE GRILL - serves up fried pickles, and now you can make your own! And to my Yankees friends, you have to try this unusual Southern "delicacy"!
Deep-Fried Pickles
courtsey: Alton Brown
Ingredients
Peanut oil
1 quart dill pickles (dill pickle chips can be substituted)
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups plain cornmeal
1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more, if desired
Directions
Place enough peanut oil in a 4 to 5-quart cast iron Dutch oven to come halfway up the side of the pot. Place over medium-high heat and bring to 390 to 400 degrees F.
Peanut oil
1 quart dill pickles (dill pickle chips can be substituted)
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups plain cornmeal
1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more, if desired
Directions
Place enough peanut oil in a 4 to 5-quart cast iron Dutch oven to come halfway up the side of the pot. Place over medium-high heat and bring to 390 to 400 degrees F.
Remove the pickles from their brine and cut lengthwise into quarters, like spears. Lay the spears on a sheet pan lined with paper towels and pat them dry.
Place the buttermilk in 1 shallow dish and mix together the cornmeal and salt in a separate dish.
Dip each pickle, 1 at a time, first into the buttermilk, then into the cornmeal and then repeat.
Carefully place each spear into the hot oil and cook until golden brown, approximately 2 minutes.
You can fry 3 to 4 pickles in the pot at a time. Adjust the heat, if necessary, in order to maintain a constant temperature of 390 to 400 degrees F.
Transfer the pickles to a cooling rack set in a half sheet pan and allow to cool for 5 minutes before eating. Season with additional salt, if desired.
A creamy dipping sauce, such a ranch, compliments the tangy pickle!
6 comments:
I ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS get the Fried Picks at CG! I love them- D's in Cayce make good ones too!
YUM-MO!!! The Sewee on Highway 17 in Awendaw has them too and THEY ROCK!!
T. Murphy at 2:32pm October 9
Dig your site. Some of this stuff sounds REALLY good. If you ever don't feel like cooking, we're here.
T. Murphy at 2:32pm October 9
Dig your site. Some of this stuff sounds REALLY good. If you ever don't feel like cooking, we're here.
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thanks for sharing.
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