Cajun Fried Pickles with Garlic Blue Cheese Dip
User Reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Cuisine
Vegetarian
Cajun Fried Pickles with Garlic Blue Cheese Dip
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Dill pickle chips are bathed in a Cajun buttermilk batter, fried until crispy, then dipped in a homemade blue cheese sauce... the ultimate fried pickles!
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Ingredients
- PICKLES:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Cajun Seasoning
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 Tbsp hot sauce
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 16 oz Dill pickle chips drained and dried on paper towels (don't forget this part!)
- GARLIC BLUE CHEESE SAUCE:
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice (fresh if possible)
- 1/4 tsp hot sauce
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 2 Tbsp fresh chives roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
- GARLIC BLUE CHEESE SAUCE:
- Add all ingredients, except for blue cheese, to a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
- Add blue cheese and pulse until mixed together, but still slightly chunky.
- If sauce is too thin for your liking, add a bit more sour cream and mayo (or blue cheese), and blend until incorporated.
- Pour into an airtight container and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
- PICKLES:
- Drain pickle juice from jar and lay pickle chips out on paper towels to dry.
- Line a baking sheet with several paper towels. Place a cooling rack over the top of the baking sheet and set aside.
- Heat 2 inches of oil in a big heavy bottomed pot (like an enameled cast iron dutch oven) over MED to MED-HIGH heat until oil is about 385 degrees F.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, Cajun seasoning, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, hot sauce and buttermilk and whisk to combine well. Mixture should be smooth. Mixture should be a thick pancake batter consistency. If too dry, add water a tablespoon at a time, until it reaches desired consistency.
- Use a paper towel to blot the tops of the pickle chips to remove any excess moisture on the top.
- Place 5-6 pickle chips into the batter, turning to coat all sides. Shake off excess batter, then gently place into the hot oil (place the pickle chips by dropping them about 1 inch from the oil, while moving your hand AWAY from yourself to avoid splashing yourself with hot oil).
- Fry pickles about 1-3 minutes per side, until golden brown on both sides.
- Carefully remove pickles from oil (I use a spider to do this), and place them on the cooling rack.
- This allows the excess oil to drain, while still allowing the pickles to stay crisp.
- Repeat with remaining pickles.
- Serve with garlic blue cheese sauce.
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