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Fried Pickle

Fried pickle is a snack item found in the American South. It is made by deep-frying a sliced, battered, dill pickle.

Fried Pickle
Photo: “FRIED PICKLES, HONEY” by Belinda Hankins Miller from U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

Makes
8
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 6 drops hot sauce
  • 3½ cup flour
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ¾ tsp pepper
  • 1 qt sliced dill pickles
  • Dried dill (optional)
  • Vegetable oil for deep frying

Ingredients for 8 servings (1.4 kg) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Combine the ingredients for the milk mixture, stirring well. Set aside.

  2. 2

    Combine ingredients for the flour mixture, stirring well.

  3. 3

    Dip pickles in milk mixture and dredge in flour mixture. Repeat process.

  4. 4

    Deep fry in oil heated to 350 °F until pickles float to surface and are golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

    Stovetop
  5. 5

    Sprinkle with dried dill to your liking.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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