Name: Barb's Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Potato flakes - 1 cup; Thin wheat crackers (such as Wheat Thins®) - 36; All-purpose flour - ¼ cup; Butter-flavored granules (such as Butter Buds®) - ¼ cup; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon; Butter flavored shortening (such as Crisco®) - ½ cup; Green tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices - 5; Eggs, beaten - 3; Buttermilk ranch dressing - ¼ cup; Sour cream - ¼ cup; Hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®) - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Barb's Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce

1. Potato flakes 1 cup

2. Thin wheat crackers (such as Wheat Thins®) 36

3. All-purpose flour ¼ cup

4. Butter-flavored granules (such as Butter Buds®) ¼ cup

5. Salt 1 teaspoon

6. Ground black pepper 1 teaspoon

7. Butter flavored shortening (such as Crisco®) ½ cup

8. Green tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices 5

9. Eggs, beaten 3

10. Buttermilk ranch dressing ¼ cup

11. Sour cream ¼ cup

12. Hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®) 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Barb's Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce

1 . Stage

Place potato flakes, wheat crackers, flour, butter-flavored granules, salt, and pepper into a food processor. Pulse until crackers are finely crushed, then transfer mixture to a bowl.

2 . Stage

Melt butter-flavored shortening in a skillet over medium-high heat. Dip tomato slices one at a time into eggs, then cracker mixture. Pan-fry tomatoes in shortening until golden brown on both sides, 7 to 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Mix ranch dressing, sour cream, and hot pepper sauce in a bowl. Serve fried tomatoes topped with sauce.