Fried Green Tomatoes with Spicy Ranch Dipping Sauce

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I must have had a bad fried green tomato experience as a child because I have not eaten them in years and years. My wife and I were in the produce section at the store and saw some really nice looking green tomatoes. My wife loves fried green tomatoes. So I grabbed a few to make fried green tomatoes with spicy Ranch dipping sauce.

Fried Green Tomatoes with Spicy Ranch Dipping Sauce

We headed home with the tomatoes. And I have to say, any bad memories I have of fried green tomatoes are now long gone. They were fantastic. Crunchy and tasty, and with a nice lightly spicy sauce for dipping.

I used Panko breadcrumbs for an extra crunchy coating on these fried green tomatoes with spicy Ranch dipping sauce. If you like yours a little less crunchy, just substitute regular bread crumbs. For extra kick, mix a little cayenne (or my favorites, smoked paprika or chipotle powder) into the bread crumbs first.

If I’m cooking for a crowd, I’ll break out my big deep fryer. But, if it’s just the two of us, I’ll fire up my Fry Daddy fryer. It’s the perfect size for both of us. It fries everything perfectly. And as an added bonus, it doesn’t use a lot of oil, which saves me money.

Also try my jalapeno bottle caps.

Fried Green Tomatoes with Spicy Ranch Dipping Sauce
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Fried Green Tomatoes with Spicy Ranch Dipping Sauce

I have to say, any bad memories I have of fried green tomatoes are now long gone. These were fantastic. Crunchy and tasty, and with a nice lightly spicy sauce for dipping.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword deep-fried, tomato
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 7
Calories 248kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

For the Fried Green Tomatoes

For the Spicy Ranch Dipping Sauce

Instructions

For the Fried Green Tomatoes

  • Heat a few inches of oil to 350 F in a deep fryer or Dutch oven.
  • Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper.
  • In 3 separate shallow bowls place the flour, the buttermilk and Panko.
  • Working in batches, dip the tomatoes in the flour, covering on all sides. Shake off the excess flour.
  • Next, submerse the tomatoes in the buttermilk.
  • Finally, coat the tomatoes in the bread crumbs.
  • Fry 2 minutes per side or until golden brown.

For the Spicy Ranch Dipping Sauce

  • Combine the ingredients.

Nutrition

Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 208mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 333IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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