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Fried Pickle Spears Recipe

Local Chefs Infuse Flavor with These Tried-and-True Cooking Methods

The way a dish is prepared matters. Cooking something a certain way – whether it’s grilled, braised, sautéed, smoked, or fried – can be the key to making a dish the best it can possibly be. Here, local restaurants give us some delicious examples of how it’s done.

By Anna Hill / Photography by Rich Smith

FRIED: Fried Pickles

Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken

“Our homemade fried pickles are spears that we double-batter and fry to crispy perfection. We like to serve them with a side of our homemade ranch for dipping.”

–Seth Champion, Restaurant Owner

Fried Pickles

Champy's Famous Fried Chicken

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Course Appetizer

Cuisine Southern

Servings 8 pickle spears

Equipment

Fryer

Ingredients

8 large dill pickle spears
Champy's homemade chicken breading (a secret combination of two different flours, black pepper, salt, paprika, and Champy’s Secret Seasoning)
1 bowl local, farm-fresh buttermilk
oil of your choice, for fryer (we use vegetable)

Instructions

Drop pickle spears in the chicken breading; allow to dry.
Dip spears in buttermilk, then drop back in the chicken breading to coat.
Drop pickles immediately from the second batter to a fryer filled with the oil of your choosing (we use vegetable). Fry at 350˚ until golden and crispy.
Serve fresh with a side of ranch.

Notes

“Our homemade fried pickles are spears that we double-batter and fry to crispy perfection. We like to serve them with a side of our homemade ranch for dipping.” Seth Champion, Restaurant Owner

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