Barb’s Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce

Ingredients

• 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)

Directions

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.

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.

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