Spicy Tater Tots

You can make these cheesy, spicy tater tots with just FIVE ingredients! What are you waiting for?!

Done in 30 minutes

Serves 2

Dish by Spencer Lengsfield

Ingredients

for the tater tots

4medium potatoes, peeled

1 tbspcornflour

1 packlow moisture mozzarella cheese

2 tspchilli oil, plus more for serving

2spring onions, sliced

Vegetable oil, to fry

Salt and pepper, to taste

We've elevated regular tater tots by adding some cheese in the middle and dousing them in chilli oil, but they still only use a handful of ingredients!

Method

Start by grating your peeled potatoes over a tea towel. Once all the potatoes are grated, squeeze the tea towel over the sink to remove all excess water.

Transfer the dried potatoes to a bowl, then microwave for 1.5 mins. They should be quite sticky - if they're not, microwave for another 30 seconds.

Add the cornflour, salt, pepper, and chilli. Mix well, then get a small spoonful into your oiled hands. Flatten, place a piece of cheese in the middle, then shape into a tater tot. Repeat

Heat the oil to 180 C. Carefully add your tater tots - depending on the size of your pan you may need to do this in batches. Place immediately on a paper-towel lined tray

Plate up in a pile, and top with a generous amount of chilli oil. Finish with spring onions and extra black pepper, and dig in!

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Spencer has been cooking since she got her first Easy-Bake oven at four years old, and began recipe developing professionally whilst completing her Master’s degree in 2020. Born in Los Angeles, she has an inherent love for all things Mexican, Japanese, and Korean, but is also heavily influenced by her family's Louisiana heritage. Spencer loves bright flavours, spice and fusion food. If she were a food, she'd be kimchi - versatile, spicy and funky.