How to Make Fried Dill Pickles

This fun recipe is great for a snack, or as a side dish for a casual meal, like a picnic. Anyone who loves dill pickles and fried vegetables will likely find fried pickles to be just what is needed to add some zing to the meal.

Thinks You Need

1 32-oz jar of sliced dill pickles, drained

1 ¾ cups of all-purpose flour

3 eggs

Cooking oil (peanut oil works best)

Step 1

Prepare the pickles. If you use the sliced types, this means emptying the jar onto paper towels and allowing the slices to dry off a bit. You can also use whole dill pickles, and make the slices as thick as you like.

Step 2

Mix the batter. Combine the flour and eggs and beat until the mixture is smooth. If the batter seems a little too thick, you can add a couple of teaspoons of water until it has the consistency you like. Keep in mind it needs to be thick enough to evenly coat each pickle slice, but not so thick that it lumps on the slice.

Step 3

Heat the cooking oil. While vegetable oil works fine, peanut oil heats up quickly, which is what you want for this recipe. You want the oil right around 375 degrees to get the right shade of golden brown without burning anything.

Step 4

Dip the slices into the batter, then place into the hot oil. Make sure that the slices do not touch one another while frying; this means you may need to fry more than one batch of pickles, depending on the size of your frying pan. Turn the slices once one side is golden brown, and leave the slices in the oil until the other side has more or less the same color and texture.

Step 5

Remove the pickles from the oil. Place them onto paper towels and allow the excess oil to drain from them. Serve the fried slices while they are still warm, for best effect.

Tips and Warnings

The temperature of the oil is very important. If it is too low, you'll have a mess on your hands. If the temperature is too high, the batter will burn quickly and ruin the pickles.

While most people eat the pickles as a snack, you can also serve them as a side with hot dogs and hamburgers. For something unexpected, you can also used fried pickle slices directly on the hamburger if you like.