Stop eating gherkins raw and try this quick easy air fryer recipe instead
Air fryers are renowned for transforming virtually any ingredient into a crispy treat, requiring hardly any cooking oil. Countless people have perfected the technique of preparing crunchy chips, French fries, wedges, and roast potatoes in this convenient countertop device, but gherkins remain an underutilised ingredient.
Philips' resident air fryer chef, Martin Senders, has revealed his mouth-watering recipe for crispy fried gherkins. Martin explained: "Pickles, especially the fermented kind, are packed with gut-friendly probiotics. They're also low in calories and full of electrolytes, making them a great healthy alternative to crisps or fries."
The chef said: "The air fryer is ideal for quick, crispy snacks like pickles. Simply slice or use pre-sliced pickles, and pat them dry to remove excess moisture - that's the key to getting them crisp".
Converting the simple gherkin into a scrumptious snack is pretty straightforward. These pickled delicacies are best prepared at 200C. According to Martin, they require just eight to 11 minutes in the air fryer, so your snack will be ready in moments, reports the Express.
Ingredients
300g of pickles
Two tbsp of all-purpose flour
Two pinches of cayenne pepper
Two eggs
100g of breadcrumbs
One tsp of oil
Method
Slice the pickles diagonally into pieces roughly 0.7cm thick and pat them dry with kitchen towel paper before finding a bowl to combine the flour and cayenne pepper. In a second bowl, beat the eggs and place the breadcrumbs in the third.
Dust the pickles with the all-purpose flour, then soak them in the beat eggs. Finally coat them with breadcrumbs and brush or spray them with oil.
Evenly distribute the pickles on the tray. If they don't all fit in one layer, feel free to cook them in batches. Set your air fryer to 200C and fry for 11 minutes. Once done, take them out of the fryer and serve with your favourite dipping sauce for the perfect crunchy snack.
For a variety of flavours, try out a different type of gherkin. Gherkins can be sweet (with a pickling brine that has sugar within it) or tart (similar to cornichons, which are French versions of the pickle made from gherkins).
To learn how pickle your own for the Nara Smith experience, visit the Two Thirsty Gardeners website to follow their "Five steps to pickling paradise" recipe that only needs five extra ingredients.
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