Great app with Martinis. My wife found a recipe online and they go quickly.

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I hate pickles.

I love fried pickles.

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The old Bud's Place (RIP) had great fried pickles. They sliced the gigantic deli-style garlic pickles lengthwise in giant slabs. You had to eat them with a fork.

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How do you make your breading Darko? Those pickles look great. I am going to make some soon maybe tomorrow.

Here ya go

2 cups flour
1/4 cup paprika
2 TBSP salt
2 TBSP pepper
1 TBSP ground mustard
1 TBSP Thyme
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tabs oregano
1 TBSP celery salt

Brine chicken in salt water 30 minutes. I sometimes use buttermilk when it's a whole chicken or chicken with bones.

Coat chicken in mix of 2 egg and 1/3 or so cup milk.

Roll in breading mix.

I use a cast iron skillet half filled with oil. Veggie oil works but peanut oil is the shit. Oil gets to about 350 400 I guess. Hot enough that a drop of water in the oil pops the pan. About 12 minutes in the oil for wings. Turn with a slotted spoon or scoop.

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Same for the pickles? I have never made them.

Like the addition of the ginger.

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Yes, sir. I used the same stuff.
When you do the pickles, you need to kinda dry off the juice, so you lay them on a paper towel and like blot off the juice from the top. Same fry procedure but they cook quick, only 2 minutes in the oil.

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It makes a huge difference. It's a nice touch. Though, I think I'll reduce the ginger just a teensy bit in my next batch.

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Thank you my good man.

RE: the ginger...
I saw that on some food channel show while waiting on a hair cut a few years back. I used nearly the same recipe without ginger before... pretty standard recipe, but the ginger gives it a kinda sweet, aromatic edge that you don't get normally out of chicken.

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Anytime dude. I love cooking. Pride myself on cooking. Love to grill, LOVE my skillet. That skillet gets used 5 times a week at minimum. And it is awesome.

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Now Mrs.Scooter wants fried pickles tomorrow. I showed her the pics of your feast and she will not rest until I make them. Should be good eating around here tomorrow. I will report the results.

Very cool. Good luck. Hit me if you need anything.

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Thanks.

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Darko inspired me to make fried chicken for the first time ever. Turned out great. used a random Emeril recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emer ... ecipe.html

probably best fried chicken I've ever had. used an organic chicken from whole foods.

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I still miss Buds big time. Great wings, bloody Marys, and nice talent.

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Yeah, this is a great thread. Thanks, Darkside!

Looks like I'm going to be making some fried chicken this weekend. Boom!

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Darkside, you have inspired me. I am making fried chicken in the dutch oven tonight. I have never fried chicken myself, so I am just following that Emeril recipe listed earlier. The chicken pieces have been in a bath of buttermilk, garlic, and spices since 10:00 PM.

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Let us know how it turns out. Post some pictures if possible!

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I did the Darkmeat for 15 minutes and the whitemeat for 10. Don't let it go the full 20 minutes without at least checking for doneness. I had a thermometer in the oil and kept it 280-300 degrees.

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The dutch oven:


Two whole chickens, cut up:

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Ready for the fryer:

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