Pickle Fries

QUICK REFERENCE


Product	Receiving	Storage	Quality Serving	Cook Time	Hold Time	Portion
Pickle Fries	Freezer	Freezer	150°F - 160°F	3 mins	20 mins	10 pcs
Sauce	Cooler	Cooler	34°F - 41°F

QA Standard: Pickle fries should be golden brown with a crunchy bite and not appear greasy

Pickle fries are held in a ½ size 2” or 4” deep pan with grate in the holding bin closest to Frontline

Place brown tongs on frontline

Adjust the heating element so that the pickle fries maintain a holding temperature of 150°F – 160°F.

Pickle fries are cooked from a frozen state in the 350°F fryer for 3 minutes
Carefully pour pickle fries into the basket
Do not fill the basket with more than ½ of a bag of pickles.
Close bag tightly and put back in the freezer
Place fryer basket press on top of pickles
Slowly lower basket into the hot shortening
Do not drop another basket into the same fryer within 30 seconds
Press timer button that is set for 3 minutes
When the shake timer sounds after 1 minute, gently shake basket
When the final timer sounds, press the button
Lift fry basket from shortening, allow excess shortening to drain for 5 seconds
Transfer pickle fries into a clean 1/2 size 2” or 4” deep pan with grate
Always store the fryer baskets on the fryer bracket when not in use
Pickle fries can be held for 20 minutes in the holding bin
Use a QA tag to signify the discard time
Place the ½ size 2” or 4” deep pan into the sandwich bin
If using two ½ size pans in the holding bin the oldest pan of pickle fries should be closest to the frontline. When this pan is empty remove and slide the back pan forward.
Ensure the QA tag moves forward with the pan
Newest pickle fries should always be in the back pan
Any pickle fries remaining after the hold time has expired must be discarded into the waste container
Never serve expired product

Place some fry cartons in a 1/6 pan. Place the pan in front of the holding bin to use for portioning pickles.
Using brown tongs, fill a regular fry carton with 10 Pickle fries
Dine in – Place on a lined tray. Serve with 1 soufflé cup of requested dipping sauce.
Dine out – Place in a 4 lb. bag. Serve with 1 napkin and 1 soufflé cup of requested dipping sauce.