Yep, you read that right!  And yes, we’re still working on eating all of those potatoes I mentioned a while back.  I am now out of town to attend Blogworld 2009 (twitter #bwe09) and D will be joining me on Sunday to attend a convention as well. For the last couple days we’ve been trying to use up the fridge foods and he decided he wanted to try making tater tots.

D wanted me to make sure I told you that if you’re not feeling adventurous or patient, just go to the store and buy a bag of tots for 99-cents.  He followed the directions of other recipes and got frustrated so he made his own.  Also, the way D cooks, this recipe is also not for those who get annoyed by non-measured-out recipes.

1 – Instructions for Potato “Glue”

(this holds the potatoes together)

• Potatoes – peeled and shredded
• 
• 
• Flour
• Egg
• Oil
• Spices – your choice.  D used Salt, pepper, and paprika
• Mix flour, egg, oil, and spices together until you form a paste.
• 
• Mix potatoes into the paste
• 
• Form balls
• Then…

2 – Instructions for the “Crust”

• Flour
• Spices – your choice.  D used Salt, pepper, and paprika
• Mix the above ingredients together
• 
• Bread the potato mixture one at a time
• Place on a plate and flatten into patties
• 
• Then…

3 – Carefully put the potato patties into hot oil and fry both sides until light golden brown.

4 – Drain on a paper towel lined plate

5 – Sprinkle with salt if you want and enjoy!  Or use them in a recipe…

My Opinion: In the future I would add a lot more potatoes to the mix – just enough to hold them together.  This would make them more potato-y.  The crust was excellently crunchy!

Tater Tot Casserole

Ingredients:

• 1 can Cream Soup (We used Cream of Mushroom)
• 1 can Corn
• 
• 1 pound ground beef
• Shredded cheese
• Homemade Tots

Instructions:

• Mix soup, corn, beef, and cheese
• 
• Pour mixture into a 9×13 dish
• Top with shredded cheese
• 
• Layer tots on top
• 
• And if you’re like D, top with even more cheese!
• 
• Bake at 350 degrees F until bubbly (about 30 minutes)
• Enjoy!

If you’re interested in more recipes you can check out my food and recipes pages.

I’m also participating in the following carnivals today!  You can find many more recipes here:

• Finer Things Friday @ The Finer Things in Life
• Frugal Friday @ Life as Mom
• Food on Fridays @ Ann Kroeker’s blog
• Foodie Fridays @ Designs by Gollum
• Friday Feasts @ Mom Trends
• Tasty Tuesday @ Balancing Beauty and Bedlam
• Tempt My Tummy Tuesday @ Blessed with Grace
• Tuesday’s at the Table @ All the Small Stuff
• Tackle it Tuesday @ 5 Minutes for Mom
• Works for Me Wednesday @ We Are THAT Family