My first job out of high school was with an advertising company. We worked in the basement of the building and really relished our afternoon breaks, walking around the building rain or shine. One of the big plusses of this company was their expansive cafeteria. I can’t lie and say I ate there all the time. Half the time, my lunch consisted of a diet soda, some pretzel sticks and a cup full of mustard for dipping.
But Fridays? Fridays were tater tot day. It didn’t matter what kind of diet I was on or what I was doing or how I felt. I was getting those tater tots. They were always so crispy and salty. For my tater tots and a cup of tea, it cost $5.10. It was a Friday splurge that I miss, to this day.
I’ve been on a serious sweet potato kick lately but wanted to try something new with them. So I thought back to those tater tot Fridays and just went with it. These sweet potato tater tots really did the trick. They have a great crunch to them. And the sweet taste from the potato is different from regular tater tots but still so satisfying and salty. Tater tots have made their way back into my world, people!
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped into chunks
- ¼ cup flour
- salt and pepper to taste
- oil for frying
- Take your sweet potato chunks and put them in the food processor. Pulse 10-15 times until the potato is in very small chunks. Be sure not to puree the potatoes.
- Transfer the potatoes to a bowl. Add in the flour and salt and pepper and stir well.
- Take the potato mixture and form it into small logs.
- Heat about ¼ inch of oil in a sauce pan over medium high heat. When the oil gets hot, place the tater tots into the oil.
- Fry them for about 2-3 minutes on one side until the get dark golden brown and crispy. Flip.
- Once they are dark golden brown on the other side, transfer to a paper towel-covered plate. Sprinkle with additional salt.
- Serve hot.
Pingback: Menu Monday | Trust Your Cape
i love your blog!
i also love sweet potatoes… what a yummy recipe!
Aw, thanks! These are really tasty! I hope you like them!
What a delicious idea. I’ve got some extra sweet potatoes from another recipe, so I’ll have to try this one!
You won’t regret it if you try them!
Simply fabulous! I’ll be trying these when I have my food processor again.
For sure! You can always grate them using a hand grater but I find that takes forever. I just don’t have enough patience!
So simple, yet genius. Any day my school cafeteria sold tater tots, that was a happy day for sure. Can’t wait to try these out.
Tater tot day was definitely the best, wasn’t it?
sweet potato is ♥
Agreed!
Brilliant!
Are your sweet potatoes raw when you run them through the food processor?
Yep! I just chopped them into bigger chunks and then ran them through. After that, if I feel like they are a little wet, I’ll put them on a dish rag and then squeeze them out but I find that doesn’t happen often with sweet potatoes.
Hope that helps!
Great recipe! I had these for the first time at a restaurant & ever since I’ve been craving them. So glad I found your recipe, now I can make them at home. I’ll be sharing it on my blog March 24 so stop by and check it out! http://avantisplace.com
Just made some and oh they were soo scrumptious!!!