Copycat Hooters Fried Pickles

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Appetizers

Ingredients

  • 1 (16-oz) jar dill pickle slices
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 dashes hot sauce
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • Neutral cooking oil, (peanut, vegetable, canola, etc)

Directions

  1. Preheat about 2-inches of oil in a large (8 quart) pot to 350°F. Prepare a tray with double paper towel stack. Set aside.

  2. In a medium bowl combine buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce. Beat with a fork to combine. Drain pickle juice from pickle jar, add pickles to buttermilk mixture. Stir to combine.

  3. In a separate bowl whisk together flour, paprika, garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

  4. Add about a handful of pickles to flour mixture. Swirl pickles around and make sure they are well coated. Shake off excess flour and drop pickles in hot oil one at a time. Only put 7-8 pickles at a time so the temperature does not drop too much.

  5. Fry pickles for 3-5 minutes until they are golden brown. Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and drain on a tray lined with paper towels.

  6. Serve and enjoy!

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