8 Reviews of Homemade Potato Tots ( Tater Tots )

From: Chef #1116232

On Jan 7, 2009

I live in the Netherlands - a TaterTot-free zone - so I had to find a substitute. Saw the problems with binding and made some changes, which worked-out very well: * Used a higher-protein bread flour instead and a small egg to bind it all * Used dehydrated onion instead. Less wet and it bound nicely. * Riced 6 potatoes and then roughly chopped the last two, so there were more meaty blocks of potato in the mix. In the deep fryer and it worked out perfectly! I also used some cracked pepper with my salt because I like the little kick. Really good recipe...Thanks!

From: Linaj

On Dec 15, 2008

I posted the recipe not knowing this was already posted. I made it again this weekend. Skip the onions and use dried onion flakes. It makes it more wet using the onion. Shape into balls and set in the fridge to chill. Make sure your deep fryer is on the hottest setting. Use a deep fryer. Pan won't get hot enough. My kids won't touch the bagged stuff. They love this recipe. You can add a cube of cheese in the middle of each tater tot while shapping them.

From: TRushforth

On Sep 27, 2006

I had some potatoes that I needed to use up before they went bad, so I gave this a try. The tater tots turned out well, and they tasted great. It was really labor intensive, though. It took me almost an hour to get all the potato balls fried up. It's a good way to use up leftover potatoes, but it can't compete with the store-bought price when my time is factored in. Thanks for posting, though.

From: Chef #635435

On Nov 2, 2007

Just made these and they came out tasting great! The onions made them taste even better.

From: Twig #2

On Sep 23, 2008

The flavor of these were good with the onions. The making of them — not so good. I must have done something wrong — maybe not grated finely enough, but the actual making of the tator tots wasn't pretty. They kept disintegrating on me in the hot oil. I tried both in a pan on the stove and in the deep fryer. So I ended up turning them into fritters and they were yummy. Sorry. I can't figure out what I did wrong, but I can't imagine the problem was with the directions so it must have been me. The taste was good once I turned them into fritters, though.

From: Chef #824438

On Dec 29, 2008

I had the problem of them disintegrating on me also. So, I put in an egg and a little bit more flour. The kids liked them with a small cheese cube in the middle. I wasn't to fond of them. They tasted more like fried mashed potatoes to me. They take forever to make. I am still making them and I am going to try it with the oil not so hot and see what happens.

From: Chef #504305

On May 22, 2007

I am living in Mexico right now, and I have looked everywhere and can't find any, so I am going to try this out. Sounds good Thanks.

From: Chef Ria 125

On Aug 25, 2009