Home Fried Pickles

Mmmmmm, fried pickles.

Not everybody likes them.

In our house only 3 of the 5 people living here, actually

admit to liking them.

I, am in the group that does like them.

I like them very much!

A while back, someone suggested I make my own.

I've seen them made on TV.

I've ordered them from restaurants and bought them

from food service stores...but until tonight -

I had never successfully made them.

But tonight - SUCCESS!!

I even got my husband to try and enjoy my version of fried pickles.

Here's what I did:

Ingredients:

thinly sliced pickles, or pickle chips

1/2 cup AP flour

1/2 cup cornmeal

1/2 tsp cajun seasoning blend

oil for frying

*ranch dressing for dipping*

Directions:

1. Cut pickles into bite size pieces if not using dill chips. Once pickles are bite size, remove from brine and separate so that each piece can be dredged individually.
2. Combine AP flour, cornmeal, and cajun seasoning in a shallow dish.
3. Use a fork to dredge each pickle bite in the seasoned flour mix.
4. Heat oil to desired temperature, and drop covered pickles into hot oil one at a time - not overcrowding the oil.
5. Deep fry the pickle bites 1-2 minutes. Browning will occur in the frying process.
6. Remove deep fried pickles from the hot oil, and drain on a paper towel.
7. Serve with buttermilk dressing for dipping.
   

Faux Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

• chicken legs
• 2 cups crushed butter crackers
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1 TBS garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 3 shakes of hot sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a baking pan with olive oil or cooking spray.
2. Combine half-and-half with hot sauce in a shallow dish to coat chicken legs one at a time.
3. In a second shallow dish, combine brushed butter crackers, cornmeal, garlic salt, and black pepper. Mix well. Roll chicken legs in dry mixture after being coated in the wet mix first.
4. Lay coated chicken legs in prepped baking dish, side by side. Cover with any remaining dry mixture.
5. Bake for 1 hour, at 375 degrees F. Test to make sure chicken legs have reached an internal temperature of 175 degrees F.
6. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes prior to serving.

This recipe is being shared at the Old Fashioned Recipe Exchange 4/24 over at Little House on the Prairie Living - go see what other great recipes are being shared!