So, it occurred to me today that I have not made perhaps the most important dish ever before. Tater Tots! In honor of my buddy, I made adult tater tots tonight and boy were they delish! I have copied the recipe I adapted from Chef Kennedy's recipe at Eight Wine Bar in Toronto. You can see the original by following the link, I have posted the recipe with my changes.
Disclaimer: This is not an quick and easy recipe. Its labor intensive, but its delicious. It also makes enough that you can freeze several servings for later use (just pop em in the oven).
I didn't photograph all of the ingredients, cause there were a lot for this one.• 5 medium red potatoes, boiled and then pureed
• 1.5 cups shredded white cheddar
• 4 tbsp melted butter
• ¼cup half and half
• 1½ tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1/2 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
• 2 cups Panko bread crumbs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ¼ cup 2% milk
1. While the potatoes are cooking, mix together the cheese, salt and pepper, butter, nutmeg and half and half.
once the potatoes are cooked, use a blender to puree them. (I thought this made them to smooth, next time I will use a ricer instead).
2. Add warm potato puree to the cheddar mixture. Mix together until smooth. I cannot stress this enough, do NOT taste this. If you do, you won't want to go through the rest of the process to make tater tots. instead you will stand over the bowl and eat it with a spoon hoping your husband won't notice (not that I would know from experience or anything).
Put mixture in a ziplock bag. Seal it, and cut off a small corner of the bag.
Pipe long cylindrical logs onto a parchment-lined baking sheet,
freeze for about 10 minutes.
When set, cut into 2" pieces and begin breading process.
3. Dip potato pieces, first, in the flour, then in the egg-and-milk mixture and, finally, in the Panko.
Deep-fry in vegetable oil at 350°F for two minutes, or until golden brown.
Drain, and try not to eat them all at once. As you can see, its important not to be a perfectionist when it comes to shape :)
2 comments:
I can't believe you made scratch-made tater tots, I am in awe of you!
this has nothing to do with tater tots (although they look amazing!). i'm throwing a bridal shower for a friend and was thinking about doing a brunch. have any good, easy but fancy-looking, recipes for that??? :)
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