I would imagine there would have to be a veg-friendly egg substitute that could be used? You might be able to just do it with the flour and water, although I do think the egg helps the coating to stick and bind to whatever you're breading better
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They're beautiful and purple, and a little bigger than your fist. I think they're one of the prettiest veggies, and a lot of people use them just for a display on the table or countertop.
Just a hint for eggplant, some of turn bitter when you've cooked them, so it's a good idea to soak them in salt water before using them. This counteracts any bitterness.
I just had fried pickles for the first time this summer when I was visiting Brian's family for the first time. I'm hopelessly addicted, and everyone thinks I'm crazy because I want to have them at my wedding reception. I just don't know anyone who can make them, and I'm not really skilled enough to try. Those look awesome, though. Alton Brown was just making them the other night and he just dipped them in buttermilk and cornstarch.
Is that your subtle way of hinting that you'd like me to make fried pickles for your reception? :-P
I don't know how well they'd work, because they need to be eaten pretty much as soon as you take them out of the fryer, or they get really soggy and droopy.
I'd made them before where I just dipped them in milk and flour, but I really did like the crispy coating of these better. They came out better and the batter really clung to the pickles.
Where did you have them? At Brian's family dinner or in a restaurant? The first time I had them was when I'd first moved to Knoxville, in 2003. There's a BBQ place called Smokin' Joe's or Smokey Joe's in Townsend. They use Claussen spears, rather than chips, and offer a horseradish dijon dipping sauce. I must find a way to replicate that sauce, because it's so good, I could honestly drink it.
Nah, I generally don't make people bring food when they're guests at my events! =) Everyone keeps telling me they're impractical for the reception, but I really wish we could do it.
We had them at this little restaurant called Patti's. They were fried pickle chips, but I just had fried spears at a pub called Spud's in Lexington and they weren't nearly as good. The batter didn't cling very well.
Eh, it's OK. My cousin and his wife had a potluck wedding reception.
And I did learn today that they CAN be heated in the oven, and will crisp up again! I had a few left over from last night, and really didn't want to toss them, but I knew putting them in the microwave would be a bad idea. Ten minutes in the oven...crispy and yummy again.
Yeah, they're definitely more of a southern thing. We'll fry anything down here! :-)
I'd never heard of them until about ten years ago, and I'd wanted so badly to try them. Once I did, I was hooked. Do you enjoy cooking? These are not hard at all to make. They take a bit of time, but not that much, and the outcome is so worth the wait, especially if you're a pickle fan!
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Now if only I knew what an eggplant looked like...
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Just a hint for eggplant, some of turn bitter when you've cooked them, so it's a good idea to soak them in salt water before using them. This counteracts any bitterness.
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This sounds so freaking good. I've never had them, but I think I'm going to have to try to make them.
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I don't know how well they'd work, because they need to be eaten pretty much as soon as you take them out of the fryer, or they get really soggy and droopy.
I'd made them before where I just dipped them in milk and flour, but I really did like the crispy coating of these better. They came out better and the batter really clung to the pickles.
Where did you have them? At Brian's family dinner or in a restaurant? The first time I had them was when I'd first moved to Knoxville, in 2003. There's a BBQ place called Smokin' Joe's or Smokey Joe's in Townsend. They use Claussen spears, rather than chips, and offer a horseradish dijon dipping sauce. I must find a way to replicate that sauce, because it's so good, I could honestly drink it.
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We had them at this little restaurant called Patti's. They were fried pickle chips, but I just had fried spears at a pub called Spud's in Lexington and they weren't nearly as good. The batter didn't cling very well.
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And I did learn today that they CAN be heated in the oven, and will crisp up again! I had a few left over from last night, and really didn't want to toss them, but I knew putting them in the microwave would be a bad idea. Ten minutes in the oven...crispy and yummy again.
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I have seriously never heard of such a thing, wow! I LOVE pickles, and I do love fried things. This seems so odd, yet, I'd like to try one. :-O
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I'd never heard of them until about ten years ago, and I'd wanted so badly to try them. Once I did, I was hooked. Do you enjoy cooking? These are not hard at all to make. They take a bit of time, but not that much, and the outcome is so worth the wait, especially if you're a pickle fan!
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