I’m kind of a pickle hater. I really only like them when its relish. So these were interesting for me. Let me tell you though, these are good. Even for non pickle fans. They are SUPER crispy, and easy to make, and delicious. The bleu cheese in my opinion is the best part. You should make them for Superbowl. Duh. This is why this week we are just posting artery clogging food. Then next week, we can all go to us magazine and search for the latest celebrity liquid cleanse (just kidding). Ok, so yay football, yay fried foods. Go Lakers! (bad joke, I know)
♥ Teri
**Just a quick note: Totally not trying to whore around on Teri’s post, but pressing the pickle chips between paper towels before dredging and placing them in the freezer before frying are two VERY important step to ensure light and crispy pickle chips! No one likes a soggy pickle chip..no one. xx, Jenny
Panko Fried Pickle Chips
Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients:
2 cups ridge cut pickle chips, pressed between paper towels
1 cup all purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups seasoned panko breadcrumbs
salt and pepper to taste
bleu cheese dipping sauce:
½ cup light mayonnaise
¼ cup light sour cream
¼ cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 tablespoons milk
1 ½ tablespoons chives, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
2 quarts vegetable oil for frying
Directions:
1. Preheat oil to 350°F.
2. Place flour, eggs and panko in three separate shallow dishes.
3. Dredge pickle chips in flour, shaking off any excess, followed by the egg and finally in the panko until fully coated. Set coated pickle chips onto a baking sheet lined with parchment and place in the freezer for about 20 minutes.
4. While the chips are in the freezer make the dipping sauce: Place all the sauce ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk together. Set aside covered in plastic wrap until ready to use.
5. Remove pickle chips from freezer and fry in batches, for about 5 to 6 minutes.
6. Drain onto paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Repeat until all the pickle chips have been fried. Serve immediately with bleu cheese dipping sauce.
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Oooh these look so good! Thanks for the recipe.
I wish I could eat fried pickles every single day of my life.
Fried Pickles and Cold Beer are my life. This looks awesome!
Shut Up!!! I HAVE to try these–and I don’t even like pickles!
Oh yum!
Ooh these would be great with a cold beer!
Totally need to try this!
Fried pickles are pretty much my calling…these look AH-MAZING!!!
GO LAKERS!!!
is it like a thing for every food blog that I follow to post the most delicious looking recipes today? i must try these today! Screw waiting for the super bowl. Although I will probably make these on sunday as well. Thanks for the yumminess!
I need these in my life and happen to have a jar of pickles in the fridge!
You guys make my tummy happy.
Oh my gosh. I just died on the inside a little… mostly because I got very excited and then very sad that these aren’t in front me. I happen to be, if you couldn’t tell from my melodramatic response, a big pickle guy, especially friend pickles. I am trying this recipe asap. Thanks for sharing and reminding me how much I love these things.
I saw these for sale in Alabama back in December. I was intensely curious, but I didn’t buy them. Now, thanks to your recipe, I have the chance to try them. Gorgeous photos as always!
Hi! I’ve been following your blog FOREVER!! And you make me want to cook (I lack any cooking skills whatsoever), and Thank you for this recipe! Fried pickles are my kryptonite!
omg i am drooling all over my keyboard, unlike Teri I LOVE PICKLES! Pickles make me happy and are a regular snack! This sounds insane to me, I am a huge blue cheese fan too! Making these ASAP
Yum. Fried pickles remind me of my university days.
STOP IT YOU TWO! I do not need any more reason to eat fried stuff. You’re killing me … except really you just made my day. These look A-FREAKING-MAZING!
Excuse the excessive enthusiasm!
Oh, I love fried pickles! Thanks for posting the recipe!
These look great! One of my friends LOVES fried pickles. Next time she’s over I’ll totally make these!
oh wow these are a revelation! I love seeing something left of field and new like this!
Oh, these are so perfectly poppable and crispy looking!
I wish it were socially acceptable to eat pickles as a main dish. Thanks for another acceptable way to eat these delicious little things!
These look amazing!!
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Texas Roadhouse has the best! But it’d be great to have a recipe so I can make my own!
Wow these look delicious – my Texan boyfriend will love them.
Wow! I love fried pickle and the pickle chips look perfect!
I just wanted to say that I made a small (halved) batch of these yesterday, in honor of the Super Bowl, and they were AMAZING. I will absolutely be making these again, and they were so crispy and delicious compared to the greasy restaurant versions. I made mine with bread and butter pickles, which lended a hint of sweetness to them, and made a ranch dressing on the side for my no-bleu-cheese boyfriend.
Thanks for sharing this recipe with us!
Those fried pickles look good!
just made these for my valentine… ridiculous!! i wish i had one of those 5-gallon jars of pickle slices in the pantry… so flipping good! sadly, my bleu cheese was a little too blue (read: moldy), so i improvised with chipotles in adobo sauce with the rest of the dipping sauce ingredients… nice save, if i do say so myself. thanks for the inspiration to give pickles a fry at home. the gorgeous photos made it impossible to pass up!
I’ve seen fried pickles on restaurant menus before but have never tried them. I have a feeling they’d be one of those addictive things. I want to try one!
These look amazing! I was wondering if you could bake these instead of frying?
You girls have outdone yourselves. These looks amazing and really unique. Never seen them before. Where did you get the inspiration?
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