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Author’s note: THIS IS NOT A RECIPE FOR AN AIR FRYER.
If you are coming to this blog post from another site claiming that this recipe is made for an air fryer; they are falsely claiming this. This blog post was written in 2013 — far before air fryers were ever a “thing” or “popular.”
They stole my photo (copyright issue, amongst other issues) and linked to this post claiming it’s for an air fryer. No where in this post do I say it’s for an air fryer. Again, this was written in 2013.
Yesterday, we had a really early flight to Baton Rouge and the night before, we had talked about what time we should leave to head to my parent’s house in the morning. We had said that we should leave at 6am so we could be at my parent’s house by 630 so they could take us to the airport. I got those times mixed up and I thought we were leaving at 630, so I set our alarm for 545. Can you even imagine the panic that ensued when we woke up at 545 yesterday and realized we only had 15 minutes to get ready and make it out the door? Impressively, we got out the door in 20 minutes. This is number one reason why I make us pack the night before. I don’t think I could ever be one of those people who pack the morning of. I would be bound to forget something. I’m already a crazy anxious person on flight day, I can’t imagine trying to pack the day of!
We had a layover in Houston and it was going to be a 3 hour layover for a 1 hour flight. Such a bummer! But we looked on the monitor screens and noticed that there were 3 additional flights out to Baton Rouge way earlier than ours so we decided to chance it and ask to get on the standby list when we landed. We waited about 15 minutes and then found out we were able to get on! And, even better was that we were able to sit next to each other AND we were in the exit row. I was about to buy a lotto ticket ;) I’ve never done standby before and every time I see people who do standby, I get all nervous for them and pessimistic cause I never think they work out, but I guess they do! We arrived to our destination 2 hours early, which is super nice because we had more time to settle in before our long drive to Florida.
Since it’s Labor Day weekend, I thought I’d share some fried pickles with y’all! Who doesn’t love fried pickles? I LOVE dill pickles and even more when they’re fried. I’m not even pregnant and I will eat dill pickle spears straight out of the jar. I think fried pickles are the perfect snack/appetizer for Labor Day weekend when you’re grilling out. They’re really easy to whip together. Don’t be afraid of frying – it’s really not terrible! If you have a deep pot, it barely even splashes anywhere.
Hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend and enjoy the last bit of summer!
Fried Pickles
Ingredients
- 1 quart (946 ml) canola oil, for frying
- ⅓ cup (53 g) yellow cornmeal
- ⅔ cup (83 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 16 ounce (454 g) jar of dill pickle slices, drained and pat dry with paper towels
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large deep pot (like a Le Creuset Dutch Oven) until temperature reaches 375 °F (191 °C)1 quart (946 ml) canola oil
- While oil is heating up, in a shallow bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, paprika, cayenne, and garlic powder.1/3 cup (53 g) yellow cornmeal, 2/3 cup (83 g) all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- In small batches, coat pickle slices in cornmeal flour mixture and place on a baking sheet while you finish coating the rest.16 ounce (454 g) jar of dill pickle slices
- When ready place pickle slices in spider strainer and gently place in oil. You don’t want to put too many in at once, otherwise the oil temperature will drop. Do them in small batches. I think I did about 10-12 each time.
- Flip the pickle slices over after 3 minutes and fry the other side for another 3 minutes. You’re really looking to just get the pickle slices a light color brown.
- Place fried pickles on a plate with a paper towel to drain.
- Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.
yay for exit rows and earlier flights and fried pickles!
MY. FAVORITE. FOOD. EVER.
I’ve only flown standby once and it was nice. I mean esp in your case, you were already there and just waiting to see if you could catch an earlier flight. Sometimes it totally works out! Also… I’ve always wanted to try fried pickles so I think you need to introduce these to me or me to them.
Fried pickles is seriously one of my favorite foods! Haha! Love them so much!
Yes, yes and yes! I love fried pickled but have never tried making them at home. Thanks for the inspiration!
These could be dangerous!
Not even kidding, I wanted these all of the time when I was pregnant with Pax! Haha! They’re sooooo good :) xoxo
You are an evil genius my dear :)
I have heard of these at fairs, but never had one. I will give them a try as currently all I use my cornmeal for is the bottom of my baking stone for bread making!!
I am one of those overly anxious person too..Have a great labor day weekend. I am craving these now