Disney's Fried Pickles w/Dipping Sauce

from ButterYum

makes 2 servings (about 12 fried pickle spears)

Ingredients

Zesty House Sauce:

• • 1/2 cup ranch dressing

  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sriracha

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice (or 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice)

  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

  • pinch freshly cracked black pepper

Fried Pickles:

• • 16-ounce jar dill pickle spears, drained and patted dry

  • 2 cups vegetable or canola oil

  • 1 cup plain panko bread crumbs

  • 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

  • 3 large eggs, beaten

  • 1/2 cups all purpose flour

  • 1/2 cup

Directions

To make the zesty house sauce:

• 1. Whisk all the ingredients together and set aside until needed (or refrigerate for longer storage).

To make the pickles:

• 1. Heat oil to 365F.

  2. Place flour in a shallow bowl.

  3. Place beaten eggs in a 2nd shallow bowl.

  4. Combine the panko bread crumbs and grated parmesan cheese in a 3rd shallow bowl.

  5. Coat each pickle spear in flour, then egg, then panko/parmesan; set aside until oil reaches 365F.

  6. Fry pickles spears for 4-5 minutes or until deep golden brown (don’t crowd pan - you may need to fry in several batches).

  7. Remove pickles from hot oil with mesh or wire strainer/skimmer/spider and serve with Zesty House Sauce.

Notes

• • Feel free to cut the pickle spears in half lengthwise if you like.

  • No lime juice? No problem, just use lemon juice, but cut the amount back to 1/2 teaspoon.

  • Leftover Zesty House Sauce can be used as a salad dressing or hamburger sauce.