Everything Fried Pickles

with Creamy Horseradish Sauce

by Lora Wiley-Lennartz
Ever since I tasted fried pickles at a restaurant in the Berkshires, thoughts have been dancing in my brain about how to create my version. One weekend, I was creating recipes for this space and realized I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand to make a planned recipe. Usually, I just make a quick run to the supermarket. However, upon spying a jar of pickle coins in the pantry, I switched gears.  These Everything Fried Pickles were practically begging to be created. So I saved myself a market run and dug in to create them.
Everything Fried Pickles

These Everything Fried Pickles are salty, crunchy, and loaded with seasonings. I craved a little spice to go with them, so I paired them with a homemade horseradish sauce.

For the everything seasoning, I’ve included a homemade recipe below. I added celery, cumin, and dill seeds to the mix to complement the dill pickles. Everything seasoning can be a combination of anything you want.

pickle chips, everything seasoning.

Leave out the celery, cumin, and dill seeds, and you have a more traditional everything mix. So I realize dill, cumin, and celery seeds are not staples in many kitchens. However, trust me, these Everything Fried Pickles with Creamy Horseradish Sauce will taste just as good without them.

Everything Fried Pickles

The good part is that the sauce for these Everything Fried Pickles is customizable. Add more horseradish to the sauce if you like it very spicy. Add less or none at all if you are spicy-adverse. As an alternative and a shortcut, use a store-bought horseradish cream sauce. You can find it in the condiment section of most supermarkets, or substitute your favorite dipping sauce. Serve as a side dish as an appetizer, or a snack.

Everything Fried Pickles with Horseradish Sauce


Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 Servings

Ingredients

For the Everything Seasoning*:

  • Ingredients:
  • 6 tablespoons Poppy Seeds
  • 6 tablespoons Sesame seeds white or black or a mix of both
  • 3 tablespoons caraway seeds
  • 2 tablespoons celery seed
  • 2 tablespoons dill seed
  • 2 tablespoons cumin seed
  • 6 tablespoons garlic flakes
  • 6 tablespoons onion flakes
  • 1+1/2 tablespoons large grain salt

For the Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish drained
  • 1/2 teaspoon white granulated sugar
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For the Fried Pickles:

  • 4 tablespoons everything seasoning
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 3 cups sliced dill pickles
  • 1 cup canola oil

Instructions

Make the Everything seasoning:

  1. Directions:
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Place all the seasonings except the salt together in a jar. Seal and give the jar a few shakes. Or take this opportunity to pretend the jar is a maraca and have a dance break with it in the kitchen.
  4. Spread the mixture out on the parchment paper. Pop it in the oven and bake for 3 minutes.
  5. Remove and let cool completely. Mix in the salt. Reserve 1/4 cup for this recipe and store the re-covered jar.

Make the sauce:

  1. In a small bowl mix the mayonnaise and sour cream together.
  2. Mix in the prepared horseradish.
  3. Season with the sugar, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
  4. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.

Fry the pickles:

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the everything seasoning with the flour and pour the mixture pour onto a flat plate.
  2. In another bowl beat the milk and the egg together until combined.
  3. Heat the oil in a small skillet.
  4. Place a layer of paper towels beside the stove.
  5. Pat all excess liquid off the pickles and dump them into the egg/milk mixture.
  6. Remove the pickle slices one at a time a and then dredge in the everything/flour mixture.
  7. Add to the skillet and fry on both sides until golden brown.
  8. Transfer the fried pickles to the paper towels to drain.
  9. Plate and serve with the horseradish sauce.

Recipe Notes

*Everything seasoning recipe (Adapted from The Kitchen Whisperer.):

Everything Fried Pickles

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