How to Make Deep Fried Pickles

Although most people are trying their hardest to avoid deep fried foods; few can resist the deep fried pickle. If you've never tried one, you owe it to yourself to indulge in this unusual culinary delight. Nearly everyone who tries them agrees they are unexpectedly delicious and incredibly addicting!

While it's hard to determine who made the first deep fried pickle, research indicates it originated in New Orleans. Today, deep fried pickles are served in restaurants and bars across the country, with each having a unique recipe and flavor.

Deep fried pickles can be made from just about any type of pickle including pickle slices, pickle spears, and whole pickles. It doesn't matter what flavor of pickles because they all taste great when they are deep fried. The most common choices include regular dill and garlic dill, but bread and butter pickles and baby gherkin pickles make excellent choices as well.

The first thing you will need to do is choose your pickle type and flavor. Crinkle-cut pickle slices tend to hold the batter better than other pickle types. In general, pickle slices are easier to eat than other forms of pickles. Whole pickles take longer to cook and have the potential to squirt hot grease into the mouth of the pickle-eater, so if choosing whole pickles, consider yourself warned.

Pickle spears also make a good choice, and are almost as easy to eat as pickle slices. Just be careful when biting into them, as they retain their heat for quite some time and could potentially burn your mouth if you're not careful.

Regardless of your choice of pickle, it's best to use refrigerated pickles when making deep fried pickles. The batter tends to stick to the pickles better when they are cold. Deep fried pickle batter can be made from cornmeal or flour and includes a variety of spices, depending on your tastes. You can use any type of frying oil including vegetable, canola, corn, olive, safflower, or peanut.

Now that you have selected your pickles and oil, it's time to being constructing the deep fried pickle.

Step One: Thoroughly drain the juice off the pickles and dab excess juice off the pickle using a paper towel.