Description
Who would have thought that pickles could taste so good fried? Partner them with Cajun buttermilk ranch dressing for dipping. Yum!
Ingredients
- ½ cup buttermilk
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 (16 ounce) jar dill pickle slices
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups fine cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning, such as
- ™
- ¼ teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 quart oil for frying
- ½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 (12 ounce) jar buttermilk ranch dressing
Instructions
- Cover a plate with parchment paper or wax paper. In a shallow dish
- combine buttermilk
- salt
- and pepper. Place pickles in mixture and set aside.
- Pour the flour
- cornmeal
- seafood seasoning
- and 1/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning into a large
- resealable plastic bag; shake to mix well. Add pickles a few at a time and tumble gently to coat evenly with the flour mixture. Remove and place on prepared plate.
- Heat oil to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C) in deep-fryer or heavy deep skillet.
- Fry pickles in several batches until golden brown and slightly crisp on the outside with a moist interior
- 1 to 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
- In a small bowl
- combine buttermilk ranch dressing with 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning; blend. Serve as a dipping sauce for warm pickles.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 10