Beer Battered Fried Pickles

Beer Battered Fried Pickles

I’m pretty sure my first experience with friend pickles was a Hooters. May have been before that, I’m not sure. But ever since the first time I had them, I loved them.

My old manager at the restaurant I worked at use to make them for us some nights when we were slow.  We’d flock to them like people that hadn’t eaten in days, devouring them with ranch dressing.

So yummy!

When ever we’d go to a restaurant that had them on the menu, I had to order them. 

I mean there isn’t anything fancy about them. Pickle and Batter being fried. But Something about them always pulls me in. And as easy as they are to make, I had never made them at home. 

They were a “restaurant treat”.

But the other night hubby was looking for something to snack on, and while he was grazing in the fridge, I noticed the large jar of pickles in the fridge. (I buy the HUGE jars of pickles just because I can) 🙂

TADA Let’s Make Fried Pickles!

Easy, Fast, Delicious! 

(Hubby actually did all the work for these, so I can’t take credit, haha but I want to)

Beer Battered Fried Pickles

What you’ll need:

Pickles (Sliced into rounds)
2 Bottles of Light Beer (we used Bud Light)
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Vegetable Oil
Your Favorite Dipping Sauce (optional, I used french onion dip)

What to do:

Heat the oil to about 350F. I don’t use a thermometer (ours broke), so I test it by letting it heat up for a little bit, dropping a small bit of batter in and watching to see if it starts to fry. Then it’s ready.

In a large bowl, mix together the beer, flour, salt and pepper. Whisk until a smooth batter forms.

Pat the pickle rounds dry with a paper towel.

Line a plate with paper towels. (this is where you will place the pickles after they fry)

Working in small batches, about 6 at a time, dip the pickle rounds into the batter. Once they are covered in batter, drop them into the hot oil and let them fry for about 3-4 minutes, or until lightly brown.

(We didn’t want ours super brown or crispy, but you could fry them longer if you wanted)

Remove fried pickles from oil and place on a paper towel lined plate to drain the oil off them.

Continue this process until all pickles are fried.

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce or eat plain .

I served mine with french onion dip! YUM!

What are your favorite “restaurant” foods that you love to make at home?