Air Fryer Fried Pickles

[Shoshanna]

Air Fryer Fried Pickles



Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings 8




Ingredients

25 dill pickles chips sliced dill pickles

½ cup all-purpose flour

1 large egg

1 tablespoon dill pickle juice

½ tablespoon lemon juice

1 cup Italian breadcrumbs they can be panko or regular breadcrumbs. See notes for varying cook times

¾ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon onion powder

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

¼ teaspoon paprika


Instructions

Preheat your air dryer to 400°F.


Pat dry all the pickles using a paper towel. Make them as dry as possible. Set aside.


In a medium bowl, pour in the all-purpose flour. Set aside.


Whisk the eggs, dill pickle juice, and lime juice in a large bowl. Set aside.


Add the breadcrumbs into another large bowl. Mix in the garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and dried oregano and set it aside.


Set up your breading station by having your flour bowl next to your egg bowl followed by the breadcrumbs.


Take one pickle at a time and dunk it in the flour mixture, followed by the egg mixture, and lastly the breadcrumbs. Make sure to thoroughly coat each pickle in every mixture.


Place the pickles in the air fryer, evenly spread out in one layer, making sure they are not touching.


Fry pickles at 400°F for 3 minutes on one side and then another 2 minutes on the other side. You may need to do various batches to not crowd the air fryer. (*see notes for cooking times)


Plate and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.


Notes

If the breading doesn’t stay on well, stick the pickles in the freezer for ten minutes right before frying.The cooking times may vary depending on the type of breadcrumbs you use. Based on testing, when I have used panko bread crumbs, it cooks MUCH faster than when I have used regular bread crumbs.


This is what I found when it comes to cook times (Note: this could also vary depending on your individual air fryer, so you may want to do a test run with a couple of pickles before doing a large batch):


Panko bread crumbs: Air fry at 400 degrees for 3 minutes on one side and then another 2-3 minutes on the other side or until it turns golden brown.


Regular bread crumbs: Air fry at 400 degrees for 10 minutes on one side, and then another 10-15 minutes on the other side or until it turns golden brown.

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