Mmmm - fried pickles. I just had some at dinner tonight myself. Byron identifies the place that serves them as "the pickle sticks restaurant." They serve them with wasabi-ranch dipping sauce. And I burn my mouth on them every, single time.
Oh hell no! Fried pickles should always be chips, never spears!! Yours are at least battered or floured, right? No breadcrumbs involved? Breadcrumbed fried pickles are a travesty. :( The wasabi ranch sauce sounds awesome though. I generally like my fried pickles with ranch, but this place served them with this awesome Creole mustard; it was sweet but had whole mustard seeds in there that burst into little fiery balls of heat in your mouth. Yummmm...!
Oh dear, and here I am such a Yankee that I didn't even realize my beloved 'pickle sticks' were an abomination against nature. Yep, they're breaded. And terribly, terribly yummy.
I adore whole mustard seeds. James makes this Indian dish where he sautes (very fresh) green beans with ghee and just encrusts them with whole mustard seeds. It's one of my favorite things from his repertoire. Mustard greens are the yummiest of greens in my opinion too. We grew a bunch in our garden last year. I'm just a big fan of the mustard plant, overall.
Take a jar of regular old pickle chips and drain them of brine. Soak the pickles in buttermilk overnight. Heat up some peanut or vegetable oil to 350* and prepare a container of flour seasoned with salt, pepper, and a little cayenne. Take a handful of pickle chips out of the buttermilk and let the excess drip off, then throw them into the flour. Shake the container to coat the pickles. Scoop them out and fry them til golden.
You'll never look at breadcrumbed pickle sticks the same again. ;)
Kevin can't stand Indian food - even the smell of curry powder makes him nauseous. I don't get to eat Indian food anymore. :( :( :(
Well, of course you eat beignets at a NO restaurant, but this is a sandwich shop! Tiny little place with 12 seats total; an amazing, perfect hole in the wall. No beignets on the menu, nor any boiled mudbugs. They do, however, have a popcorn (fried crawfish tail) po'boy on the menu which I've heard is amazing. I'm getting that next time, but I'm a muffaletta freak so I had to get that first!
That's olive salad! It's olives, capers, roasted peppers, oil & seasoning (may or may not contain additional vegetables) all marinated together and then piled on the sandwich. On the bottom layer it's got pickles & peppers.
If you're ever kicking around Charlotte, there's a place called Boudreaux's in NoDa (N. Davidson & E. 36th St) that makes a mean muffaletta. Their crabcake sandwich is excellent also. =D
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I love me some fried pickles.
Oh, and the muffaletta looks lovely too. ;-)
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The wasabi ranch sauce sounds awesome though. I generally like my fried pickles with ranch, but this place served them with this awesome Creole mustard; it was sweet but had whole mustard seeds in there that burst into little fiery balls of heat in your mouth. Yummmm...!
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I adore whole mustard seeds. James makes this Indian dish where he sautes (very fresh) green beans with ghee and just encrusts them with whole mustard seeds. It's one of my favorite things from his repertoire. Mustard greens are the yummiest of greens in my opinion too. We grew a bunch in our garden last year. I'm just a big fan of the mustard plant, overall.
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Take a jar of regular old pickle chips and drain them of brine.
Soak the pickles in buttermilk overnight.
Heat up some peanut or vegetable oil to 350* and prepare a container of flour seasoned with salt, pepper, and a little cayenne.
Take a handful of pickle chips out of the buttermilk and let the excess drip off, then throw them into the flour. Shake the container to coat the pickles. Scoop them out and fry them til golden.
You'll never look at breadcrumbed pickle sticks the same again. ;)
Kevin can't stand Indian food - even the smell of curry powder makes him nauseous. I don't get to eat Indian food anymore. :( :( :(
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They do, however, have a popcorn (fried crawfish tail) po'boy on the menu which I've heard is amazing. I'm getting that next time, but I'm a muffaletta freak so I had to get that first!
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I am a total foodie, like you, but still am not familiar with all the wondrous sandwiches of the south.
I do however have a guy up here who makes one hell of a pulled pork sandwich!
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Fried pickles are awesome. I'm a complete condiment nazi but I actually prefer them with no dips.
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On the bottom layer it's got pickles & peppers.
If you're ever kicking around Charlotte, there's a place called Boudreaux's in NoDa (N. Davidson & E. 36th St) that makes a mean muffaletta. Their crabcake sandwich is excellent also. =D
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muffaletta.....
... might haveta go to boudreaux's now, you evil woman! '-D
{had some penguin fried pickles not-too-long-ago, so i'm good on those... *heh*}
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