Ingredients
- 8 wooden cocktail picks
- 1 quart vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp buttermilk
- 1 tbsp dill, minced
- 11/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 8 gherkin pickles
- 8 cocktail onions
- 8 pickle chips
- salt
- pepper
- 1 cup store-bought ranch dressing
Directions
Preheat oil in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat.
Mix flour and cayenne pepper in a shallow dish. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk, and dill. Place bread crumbs in a second shallow dish.
Thread 1 gherkin, 1 cocktail onion, and 1 pickle chip on each cocktail pick. Once oil reaches 350°F, toss skewers in flour mixture, shaking off excess; dip in egg and then dredge in bread crumbs until fully coated.
Drop skewers gently into oil and fry 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with ranch dressing.
Recipe from On a Stick! by Matt Armendariz/Quirk Books, 2011.
