Barbs Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce Recipe

Barbs Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce Recipe

  • 1 cup potato flakes
  • 36 thin wheat crackers (such as Wheat Thins®)
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup butter-flavored granules (such as Butter Buds®)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
  • 5 green tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk ranch dressing
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
  1. Place potato flakes, wheat crackers, flour, butter-flavored granules, salt, and pepper into a food processor. Pulse until the crackers are finely crushed, then transfer mixture to a bowl.
  2. Melt the butter flavored shortening in a skillet over medium-high heat. Dip the tomato slices one at a time into the eggs, then the cracker mixture. Pan fry the tomatoes in the shortening until golden brown on both sides, 7 to 10 minutes.
  3. Mix the ranch dressing, sour cream, and hot pepper sauce in a bowl. Serve the fried tomatoes with topped with the sauce.
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