- Level: Easy
- Total: 40 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 20 min
- Yield: 40 to 45 tots
Ingredients
6 potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Seasoned salt
Black pepper
Canola oil, for frying
Directions
- Cook the potatoes in boiling water until tender. Then process them using a ricer or food mill OR mash them with a fork for a more lumpy texture.
- Add the flour, egg, some seasoned salt and pepper and combine.
- Form into balls, and then slightly flatten into discs. Let them cool completely.
- Heat some canola oil in a cast-iron skillet and fry the cooled tots until golden. Drain on a paper towel.
- You can freeze the tots after frying. Remove from the freezer when you need them and reheat in a 400 degree F oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
