Sweet Bacon Tater Tots Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do they get tater tots to stick together? ›

Well, here's the thing. We know that what keeps the Tater Tots stuck together is a combination of two pretty sticky things: moist starches and proteins.

A longer cook time will cause the tots to shrink and dry out a little, which makes them even crispier all around on the outside with a potato-y center that's more dense and creamy.

To keep things easy and healthier, we bake the tots instead of frying them. A microwave and food processor makes quick work of the potatoes. Shaping the mixture is a little tricky — but with a bowl of cold water next to you, you'll quickly get the hang of it (see our notes in the recipe).

You want them crispy, tater tots need to be cooked at a high temperature for this to happen. 375-400F is great, I find 375F the sweet spot to get them crispy but to also cook the inside before the outside burns.

The main trick to keeping potato rösti from falling apart happens before you even start cooking: Do not rinse the potatoes after you shred or chop them because you'll wash away some of the starch, per Huffington Post.

All-Purpose Flour.

Helps bind the potatoes, so the tater tots hold their shape and don't fall apart after baking.

To prevent tater tots from sticking together while deep frying, it's important to add them to the hot oil in small batches. Overcrowding the fryer can cause the tater tots to clump together, so fry them in batches for the best results.

There's no need to add extra oil to frozen tater tots. They are already deep fried before freezing, so they will release plenty of oil to crisp up as they cook. What are tater tots? Tater tots are bite-sized little potatoey pillows made from shredded potatoes.

Warning: There's absolutely nothing healthy or nutritionally redeeming about “tater tots.” They're straight up junk food, loaded with fat and salt. But they're also crispy, salty and simply irresistible — no matter what your age. Ore-Ida's Tater Tots were invented in Oregon in 1953 as a way to use up potato scraps.

Whether you want a side item to accompany pizza or are looking for an overall crowd-pleaser, Loaded Tots are sure to impress. Potato, pototo – whatever way you say it, Domino's Loaded Tots are delicious.” Each order comes with golden brown potato tots which are topped to perfection and oven baked.

Why do tater tots taste different than fries? ›

You might think tater tots would taste like fries, but fries are just chunks of potatoes that are fried. Tots are potatoes chopped up into tiny bits, then mixed with seasonings and binder (corn flour, I think), so they taste slightly different, as well as having a different consistency.…

When you take a handful of tater tots and throw them into a fryer the oil is only crisping the exterior of the tots and heating them through. They're already cooked, remember? If you were to put some tater tots into a microwave they would become hot but never crispy. It takes hot fat to get them crispy.

Brush/mist each tot with olive oil, be generous. Transfer to the oven and bake 10-12 minutes, slide a spatula underneath the tots, then flip and bake 10 more minutes. Flip once to the uncooked side, bake 10-12 minutes, until golden and crisp.

For even crispiness, flip the tater tots halfway through the cooking time. This will ensure that both sides become golden brown and crispy.

Not Enough Fat

If your food sticks, there is a chance that you simply didn't use enough oil. That said, you don't need to get carried away with oiling your foods and cooking vessels — a thin layer of fat, combined with heat and time, should do the trick beautifully.

There's no need to add extra oil to frozen tater tots. They are already deep fried before freezing, so they will release plenty of oil to crisp up as they cook. What are tater tots? Tater tots are bite-sized little potatoey pillows made from shredded potatoes.

Whether you want a side item to accompany pizza or are looking for an overall crowd-pleaser, Loaded Tots are sure to impress. Potato, pototo – whatever way you say it, Domino's Loaded Tots are delicious." Each order comes with golden brown potato tots which are topped to perfection and oven baked.