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Faux-Fried Pickles

Lately I’ve been obsessed with using corn flakes to “faux-fry” everything.   I wrote a post recently where I made Faux-Fried Zucchini.  Corn flakes, when used as a breading and baked, do a fantastic job of mimicking fried batter.  A few days ago Ned requested that I make a few of these Faux Fried Pickles.  This recipe was inspired by the deep-fried pickles served at The  Hamilton Tavern, a restaurant in our old home town in Baltimore.  When purchasing pickles for this recipe try to buy thicker cut slices, about 1/2″ in thickness.  They will hold-up better when baked.

Faux Fried Pickles

Ingredients

  • 32 ounce jar dill thick-cut slices or chips (about ½” thick)
  • 2 ½  cups corn flakes
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill, finely minced; or 1 teaspoon dried dill
  • ½  cup cornmeal
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for baking
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt, plus extra for finishing
  • ½  teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large egg

 

Instructions

  1.  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Drain the pickle slices and pat them dry using paper towels or a clean kitchen towel.  Set slices on a plate lined with paper towels to allow them to continue drying while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
  3. Pour the cornmeal into a small bowl. In another bowl lightly beat the egg along with a tablespoon of water.  Set both bowls aside
  4. Then, in the bowl of a food processor, fitted with the chopping blade, add the corn flakes, dill, olive oil, salt and pepper. Pulse the mixture until the corn flakes resemble very coarse flattened grains. Dump the corn flake  mixture into a bowl. (Alternatively you can crush the corn flakes in a bag using a rolling pin.  Then, combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl.)
  5. You will now have three  bowls for breading your pickles. Arrange them assembly line style, with the cornmeal bowl first, then the egg mixture, and lastly, the corn flake mixture.
  6. Brush a sheet pan with olive oil. Next, take a pickle slice and cover in with cornmeal. Dip the slice into the egg mixture; then, into the corn flake mixture. Double dredge the pickle slice by returning it to the egg mixture then back into the corn flake mixture. Place the coated pickles on the greased sheet pan, about 1″ apart . Repeat the process until all pickle slices are coated.
  7. Bake in the center rack of the oven for 10 minutes. Then, flip the slices over and bake for an another 5 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with extra sea salt if necessary. Serve hot along side chipotle sauce.

 

Chipotle Sauce

  • ½cup mayonnaise or Greek style yogurt
  • ½cup sour cream
  • 2-3 canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup scallions, finely diced
  • 2-3 tablespoons lime juice
  • ½teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼teaspoon black pepper
  1. In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.
  2. Whisk together. Serve immediately or refrigerate for 1 hours to allow flavors to marry.

 

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  1. Anonymous says

    June 11, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    Now you are taking my language!

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