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Title: Fancy tater tots
Post by: BonitaApplebum on March 18, 2016, 05:25:54 PM
I'm going to a St. Patrick's Day party this weekend and I usually help out by bringing a dish. I need to phone it in a bit this year because of time constraints, so I thought I'd hop on the tater tot trend bandwagon. Host is providing me with oven space, so all I have to do is heat and serve. I figure everybody loves tater tots, plus... POTATOES. Amirite?

What fancy pants dips can I bring to up my tater tot game a little? I'm thinking of ketchup (obviously) and then some sriracha mayo? What else?

Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: moroccangirl on March 19, 2016, 11:46:23 AM
I just googled "fancy dip for tater tots" and saw this

http://hapanom.com/garlic-tater-tots-spicy-asian-dipping-sauce/ (http://hapanom.com/garlic-tater-tots-spicy-asian-dipping-sauce/)
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: BonitaApplebum on March 19, 2016, 12:20:08 PM
Ooh, I like that! Thanks!

I think I'm going to do half regular and half sweet potato tots. 
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: seattlegirl on March 19, 2016, 02:18:37 PM
I think some sort of chipotle ranch dip would be good with sweet potato tots, and you can probably find a premade one at the store.

Now I want tots.
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: Belgian Lace on March 22, 2016, 05:23:29 PM
You guys know how much I love tater tots?

(https://media.giphy.com/media/xT9DPlQR6ZTZFj3exi/giphy.gif)

A lot.
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: merigayle on March 22, 2016, 06:18:23 PM
When I was pregnant I would only eat tater tots until about 15 weeks. DH was like, Um, I have NEVER seen you eat one before. Bags and bags of frozen organic tater tots. I could barely stomach anything else.  :roll:

No wonder DD is a potato eating machine.
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: moroccangirl on March 27, 2016, 05:08:18 AM
Every time I see this thread I think of Napoleon dynamite and his tots in his cargo pocket.
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: nadra24 on March 28, 2016, 10:27:55 PM
Every time I see this thread I think of Napoleon dynamite and his tots in his cargo pocket.

Give me some of your tots!
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: caribougrrl on March 29, 2016, 10:57:29 AM
I didn't know there was a tater tot trend bandwagon...
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: BonitaApplebum on March 29, 2016, 07:03:50 PM
I see them everywhere now! Food trucks, dressed up as appetizers at fancypants bars, etc. Even the sandwich shop in my office building offers them as a side for lunch.

Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: caribougrrl on March 30, 2016, 06:25:09 AM
I see them everywhere now! Food trucks, dressed up as appetizers at fancypants bars, etc. Even the sandwich shop in my office building offers them as a side for lunch.




I had no idea!  How long, I wonder, until they grace the cover of bon appetit...
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: BonitaApplebum on March 30, 2016, 04:15:26 PM

I had no idea!  How long, I wonder, until they grace the cover of bon appetit...

But they will be hand grated and custom shaped. With microgreens.
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: ihop on April 05, 2016, 11:47:25 AM
One of our favorite little pubs/bistros has homemade tots on the menu. You can order toppings too - like a fried egg with jalapenos.  Yum!
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: moroccangirl on April 08, 2016, 09:47:35 AM
One of our favorite little pubs/bistros has homemade tots on the menu. You can order toppings too - like a fried egg with jalapenos.  Yum!

Man!! That sounds good!
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: Dagstag v 2.0 on April 08, 2016, 12:05:45 PM
Now I really want some tater tots.  I can just taste the saltiness, feel the crisp crunch of the outside give way to the steaming, softer inside as I bit into one... Auughhhh.  Why can't fatty potatoes be good for us?

There is a Korean/Tex-Mex place near us that does "kimchi fries" - beef bulgogi, caramelized kimchi, cheddar + monterey jack, onions, cilantro, magic sauce (mayo-based), sesame seeds, sriracha.  SO and I reproduced it at home with tater tots.  HEAVEN!
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: BonitaApplebum on April 08, 2016, 12:45:28 PM
Now I really want some tater tots.  I can just taste the saltiness, feel the crisp crunch of the outside give way to the steaming, softer inside as I bit into one... Auughhhh.  Why can't fatty potatoes be good for us?

There is a Korean/Tex-Mex place near us that does "kimchi fries" - beef bulgogi, caramelized kimchi, cheddar + monterey jack, onions, cilantro, magic sauce (mayo-based), sesame seeds, sriracha.  SO and I reproduced it at home with tater tots.  HEAVEN!

Wow! That sounds amazing.

Tell me more about caramelized kimchi.
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: Dagstag v 2.0 on April 08, 2016, 01:36:00 PM
Wow! That sounds amazing.

Tell me more about caramelized kimchi.

It's pretty much just what it sounds like!  This is actually the Kimchi Fries recipe from the place I was talking about - caramelizing the kimchi is on step 3!  http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/french-fries-with-bulgogi-and-caramelized-kimchi (http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/french-fries-with-bulgogi-and-caramelized-kimchi)
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: rocketgirl on April 08, 2016, 02:28:01 PM
My local bar serves something they call a "tot roast".  It's tater tots covered with pot roast, cheddar cheese and gravy.  It looks disgusting, but it's REALLY tasty comfort food.
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: ihop on April 11, 2016, 01:56:48 PM
It's pretty much just what it sounds like!  This is actually the Kimchi Fries recipe from the place I was talking about - caramelizing the kimchi is on step 3!  http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/french-fries-with-bulgogi-and-caramelized-kimchi (http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/french-fries-with-bulgogi-and-caramelized-kimchi)

That sounds delicious!
Title: Re: Fancy tater tots
Post by: The Turtle Whisperer on April 13, 2016, 08:22:32 AM
Not a fan... It conjures up an image of a janitor scraping up the spillage of a days work in an oreida factory and then mixing it all together with that white gummy paste we used back in first grade.   :nono: