Unintentionally my life has taken on a theme: trying new things. I've just been getting urges to try new crafts, or have had new things thrown at me. It's all very exciting and I hope I can encourage some of you out there to try new things!
The first new thing that came my is fried pickles! "Say WHAAAAT?" Yes, you read correctly. For St. Patrick's Day weekend, or Irish Day as I foundry call it, a bunch of friends and I decided to get together. The day before we went to visit our friend and visited a bar that she had frequented during their time in school. Besides having free popcorn, which is always a plus for me, they had fried pickles. Personally I'm not a huge fan of pickles and don't appreciate the fried pickles one gets at a fair, but these were those "chip pickles", the kind that are cut into slices and usually used for sandwiches. They were alright, but seemed to be missing something. After our own pre-holiday celebrations, the next day we decided to try to make our own....while enjoying some delicious beverages, of course.
In this video you can witness us attempt to make golden blobs of deliciousness that will someday clog our arteries. TOTALLY WORTH IT!
This is part two.
Here's a recap for those whose computer/electronic devices don't like YouTube
First take the pickles out of the jar and dry them with a paper towel.
Then dip the pickles in an egg and milk mixture and then flour mixed with your desired seasonings.
Delicious looking fo sho.
Put them on that strainer-spoon thing and plop them into the hot oil!
Then re dip them in egg and flour...
and re fry them!
Stare at the loveliness,
and dip them in ranch.
Dispose of the flour and egg in a flashy plastic bag, of course.
Don't forget to be artistic!
They came out absolutely DELICIOUS! We were able to create our own blend of seasonings and cater them to our own tastes and it was so much fun to do! I know it's just pickles, but learning a new technique is really inspiring; if I can do that, the imagine what else I can learn to do!
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