Tater Tots
Also known as Potato Nuggets · Veg · Snacks & Starters
Good for: Party, Rainy Day
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7 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Tater tots, or potato nuggets: grated potato cooked in butter, bound with cornflour, frozen and deep-fried. Mild, serves 5, 40 minutes plus freezing, video.
Ingredients
11 itemsPotato, Grated4
Water, ColdAs Needed
Salt1 tsp
Black Pepper Powder½ tsp
Corn Flour½ cup
Butter2 tbsp
Dried Thyme½ tsp
Corn Flour7 tbsp
Garlic Powder1 tsp
Red Chilli Powder½ tsp
Sunflower OilFor Deep Frying
Contains: milk.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 5. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 222kcal | 1110kcal |
| Protein | 1.9g | 9.5g |
| Carbohydrate | 36g | 179g |
| Fat | 7.7g | 39g |
| Fibre | 2.2g | 11g |
| Sugar | 0.7g | 3.5g |
Cookd masalas for potato
Method
- 1
Grate the potatoes and submerge them in ice cold water for 10 minutes. This removes the excess starch.
PotatoWater
- 2
Squeeze out as much water as you can. Lay it on a cloth and allow it to dry for 5 minutes.
- 3
Add it into a pan along with butter and dried thyme. Cook on medium flame until the potatoes have softened, stirring regularly to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.
ButterDried Thyme
- 4
Remove it into a bowl. Allow it to slightly cool, then add corn flour, garlic powder, salt, black pepper powder and red chilli powder. Mix well.
SaltBlack Pepper PowderCorn FlourGarlic PowderRed Chilli Powder
- 5
Shape it into small oval shapes. Place it on a tray/plate and freeze for at least 45 minutes to an hour
- 6
Dust them lightly with corn flour.
Corn Flour
- 7
Fry in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
Sunflower Oil
Before you start
- How long does Tater Tots take?
- 40 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Tater Tots serve?
- 5. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Tater Tots vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Tater Tots spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Tater Tots?
- 4 Potato, ½ cup Corn Flour, 2 tbsp Butter, ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder, ½ tsp Dried Thyme, 1 tsp Garlic Powder, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Tater Tots?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Tater Tots?
- About 222 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
3 notes- C
A Cookd cookApril 2024
glitch
- C
A Cookd cookApril 2024
glitch in the video
- S
sukanyaMarch 2023
hii i think there's a glitch , when i click on view video i can only see garlic mayonnaise recipe 😕
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