The All Day Egg

Fried Pickles with Spicy Mayo

Ingredients

FOR THE SPICY MAYO:

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • Kosher salt, to taste

FOR THE FRIED PICKLES:

  • Canola or grapeseed oil, for frying
  • 2½ cups panko
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 Duck Eggs, lightly beaten
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 10 dill pickles, drained, patted dry and quartered lengthwise

STEP 1

Make the spicy mayo: In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice and zest, Old Bay seasoning and cayenne. Season with salt.

STEP 2

Pour enough oil into a 3-quart heavy-bottomed saucepan until it reaches a depth of 2 inches. Heat the oil until a deep-fry thermometer reads 350°.

STEP 3

In a food processor, pulse the panko until finely ground.

STEP 4

Place the panko, flour and egg into 3 separate bowls. Stir the baking powder into the flour.

STEP 5

Working with one pickle at a time, dredge in flour, allowing any excess to fall. Dip each pickle into the egg then coat evenly in panko bread crumbs.

STEP 6

Working in batches, fry the pickles, turning halfway through, until crisp and light golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the pickles and transfer to a paper-towel lined plate and season immediately with salt. Serve with the spicy mayo.