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Southern Fried Pickles

Southern Fried Pickles Recipe

I had fried pickles once at a restaurant and decided to make them for myself. This is how I do it.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 16 pickles
Calories 976.6 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (24 ounce) jar pickle spears
  • 1 cup white flour
  • 2 -3 eggs (beaten)
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • 2 cups vegetable oil (enough to cover the surface of a skillet 1 inch deep)

Instructions
 

  • Put the flour, eggs, and crumbs into separate bowls.
  • Put oil in pan, heat on medium.
  • For each pickle:.
  • Cover the pickle in flour by dipping it in the bowl and working on it from there.
  • Then, dip the pickle in the eggs and quickly cover it in egg.
  • Next, dip the pickle into the bread crumbs and quickly cover the pickle in bread crumbs.
  • You have to move quickly or the egg will slide off of the pickle.
  • GENTLY place the pickle in the hot oil.
  • (CAUTION: Pickles are mostly water, so oil will pop at you).
  • Once the pickle is a nice golden brown color, remove from oil and place on a paper towel covered plate. Repeat until you are out of pickles!
  • Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 96gCalories: 976.6kcalCarbohydrates: 34.8gProtein: 8gFat: 90.6gSaturated Fat: 12.2gCholesterol: 84.6mgSodium: 186.6mgFiber: 1.6gSugar: 1.6g
Keyword < 60 Mins, Easy, Vegetable
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