{"product_id":"ranch-enforcer-buttermilk-dip-mix","title":"Ranch Enforcer Buttermilk Dip Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003eRanch got boring because most of it comes out of a bottle that has been sitting in a warehouse since last winter. This is the dry version — buttermilk, dill, chive, onion, cracked pepper — and it tastes like somebody made it twenty minutes ago. Because you did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled ranch ships wet and cold and spends its whole life slowly losing the herbs that made it worth buying. A dry mix has no such problem: cupboard shelf, no cold chain, no half-used bottle going sad at the back of the fridge. It also hands you the base. Sour cream makes it thick, tangy and properly scoopable. Mayo makes it richer and clingier, which is what a hot wing wants. Half and half is the house answer. Buttermilk powder carries the lactic tang that makes ranch taste like ranch without adding any liquid, and everything after that is a rehydration job — the dried dill, chive and onion need thirty cold, wet minutes before they stop tasting like a spice rack and start tasting like a sauce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne 60 g resealable pouch\u003c\/strong\u003e — makes roughly 500 ml of ranch, enough for about 1.5 kg of chicken and then some fries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButtermilk powder\u003c\/strong\u003e — the tang and the backbone. This is the ingredient doing the heavy lifting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDried dill and chive\u003c\/strong\u003e — the green. Dill leads, chive follows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOnion and garlic granules\u003c\/strong\u003e — the savoury floor the herbs stand on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCracked black pepper, salt, a little sugar\u003c\/strong\u003e — mild bite, seasoning, and just enough sugar to round the acid off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to cook it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpoon 300 g of sour cream into a bowl. Or 300 g of mayo. Or 150 g of each, which is the version we actually make at home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTip in the whole 60 g pouch and whisk for 30 seconds until smooth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoosen with 100 to 150 ml of cold milk or water, a splash at a time, until it's the thickness you want. Thick for dipping, thinner for pouring over everything in sight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover and rest in the fridge for 30 minutes. Ranch is a patience sauce — the dill and onion need to soften or it eats gritty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaste and adjust. More pepper, more salt, a squeeze of lemon if your sour cream was on the mild side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServe cold, against chicken hot enough to burn your fingers. Keep covered in the fridge and finish within 3 days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeat, allergens \u0026amp; storage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 out of 5. Ranch is the cool-down, not the fire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens:\u003c\/strong\u003e contains milk (buttermilk powder). Packed on equipment that also handles egg, mustard, sesame, peanuts and tree nuts. Your base adds more — sour cream contains milk, mayonnaise contains egg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShelf life:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 months unopened. Use within 3 months of opening.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStorage:\u003c\/strong\u003e reseal and keep cool and dry, away from sunlight and steam. Dry spoon only. Once mixed, fridge only, 3 days maximum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fried AF","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48262472401154,"sku":"FAF-DIP-RCH-60","price":219.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0566\/0674\/files\/pexels-photo-8053723.jpg?v=1786008797","url":"https:\/\/friedaf.com\/products\/ranch-enforcer-buttermilk-dip-mix","provider":"Fried AF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}