Barb's Fried Green Tomatoes with Zesty Sauce

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An awesome recipe for southern fried green tomatoes.

By Barbara
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Ingredients

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.

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  • 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.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
311.19 calories; 5.18 g protein; 21.36 g carbohydrates; 23.41 g fat; 76.72 mg cholesterol; 585.12 mg sodium.Full Nutrition

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Emily Tisdale
03/28/2011
Hubby and I both prefer a beer batter fried green tomato...but I made the zesty sauce and was blown away with flavor. I'm sure it would be fabulous for the more traditional just as written. Sauce would be great on other items as well!!!!
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ANNAK24
08/22/2011
I didn't use this recipe for my tomatoes perhaps I should have as mine were boring. I was looking for a dip and came upon this recipe love it. I added the amount of hot sauce to my liking. Turned bland fgt's into a delicious delight.
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7 Ratings
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  • 3 Rating Star 1
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Emily Tisdale
03/28/2011
Hubby and I both prefer a beer batter fried green tomato...but I made the zesty sauce and was blown away with flavor. I'm sure it would be fabulous for the more traditional just as written. Sauce would be great on other items as well!!!!
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Sheila Hines
08/04/2011
Love the sauce!
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ANNAK24
08/22/2011
I didn't use this recipe for my tomatoes perhaps I should have as mine were boring. I was looking for a dip and came upon this recipe love it. I added the amount of hot sauce to my liking. Turned bland fgt's into a delicious delight.
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It's A New Day
07/18/2011
This is my first attempt at making fried green tomatoes myself and I thought it went well. They were tasty. I used canola oil instead of the shortening to fry but followed the directions for the coating to the T. I did not make the sauce as we already had one made that we wanted to use. I will use this again! Thanks!
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AshleyB
12/31/2011
These were wonderful and the sauce was the perfect addition. It was my first time making anything with green tomatoes and I can't wait to make them again. My husband who is not much of a tomato fan even liked them.
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Soup Loving Nicole
09/27/2015
Made as written except for the butter buds. I have never seen those but the recipe was good without. I'll admit that I used more hot pepper sauce than the recipe called for but the sauce turned out great. I really liked the flavor the crackers gave however they did hold their crunch. By the time the tomatoes were cool enough to eat the coating was already starting to get soggy. This was a nice change but I will be going back to my cornmeal/flour mix. I will most definitely use this sauce recipe again. It complimented the tang of the tomatoes perfectly.