Barb's Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce

Name: Barb's Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce
Total time: 25
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup potato flakes; 36 thin wheat crackers (such as Wheat Thins®); 0.25 cup all-purpose flour; 0.25 cup butter-flavored granules (such as Butter Buds®); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 0.5 cup butter flavored shortening (such as Crisco®); 5 green tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices; 3 eggs, beaten; 0.25 cup buttermilk ranch dressing; 0.25 cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)

Recipe by Barbara from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Appetizer,Side Dish,Snack 25 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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1 cup potato flakes
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36 thin wheat crackers (such as Wheat Thins®)
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0.25 cup all-purpose flour
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0.25 cup butter-flavored granules (such as Butter Buds®)
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper

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0.5 cup butter flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
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5 green tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
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3 eggs, beaten
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0.25 cup buttermilk ranch dressing
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0.25 cup sour cream
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2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)

Instructions

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