As a Texas kid, I grew up eating tart, crunchy fried pickle chips. I’ve had a challenge finding them at restaurants though they are either too bland, too greasy, or just too floppy.  

Let’s make some Crispy Pretzel-Crusted Fried Pickle Chips

After thumbing through an issue of Food Network Magazine recently, I found the perfect recipe…Pretzel Crusted Fried Pickle Chips. I made them together with our BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches, and oh my goodness…they were perfect! Crunchy, tart, and the perfect side dish or appetizer. My husband raved about these & I am afraid I didn’t make enough!

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Pretzel-Crusted Fried Pickle Chips With Mustard Dipping Sauce

Chips Ingredients

• Vegetable oil, for frying
• Dill pickle “hambuger slices” in a jar
• 2 cups salted mini pretzels
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup flour
• celery salt, for sprinkling (optional)

Sauce Ingredients

• 3T spicy brown mustard
• 1 1/2T yellow mustard
• 3T mayo
• 1/2t paprika
• 3/4t garlic powder

instructions to make Pretzel-Crusted Fried Pickle Chips and sauce

Step 1

Mix the sauce ahead of time. Combine the mustards, mayo, paprika, & garlic powder. Mix well and refrigerate to let flavors blend.

Step 2

To make the chips: Heat 1/2 inch vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat or set the deep fryer to 355 degrees.

Step 3

Lay pickle chips on a paper towel & pat to dry.

Step 4

Put the pretzels in a large ziplock bag & crush them with a rolling pin. You want coarse crumbs. Put your crumbs in a shallow bowl.

Step 5

Whisk the eggs in a separate shallow bowl. Put the flour in a 3rd shallow bowl.

Step 6

Dredge the pickle slices first in the flour, then dip in the eggs, then dip into the pretzel crumbs. Turn to coat well.

Step 7

Working in batches, fry the pickle slices for about 1 minute, or until golden & crisp. Set onto a paper towel to drain and sprinkle with celery salt if you like.

Step 8

Serve these warm, with the mustard dipping sauce. Or you can go old-school like I do and dip them in Ranch dressing.

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