Homemade Murphy Tots

If you lot are a tater tot fan, you lot volition adore these homemade tots. If you lot are NOT a tater tot fan, you lot WILL live on subsequently you lot endeavor these, they are THAT good!!

It isn't accurate plenty to simply tell these homemade tots are ameliorate than commercial tater tots .... it is to a greater extent than accurate to tell they are worlds inwards a higher identify commercial tater tots, together with really slowly to make.

2 pounds Russet potatoes
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 teaspoon garlic pulverization (not garlic salt)
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 loving cup vegetable fossil oil (for frying)

Wash together with pare the potatoes (leave whole) together with seat them inwards a pot of mutual depression temperature H2O on high heat.

 

As shortly equally it comes to a boil, plough estrus downward to medium high together with boil for six minutes (they will not be cooked all the agency through).

Remove the potatoes from the hot H2O together with drain on a towel. Cool to room temperature (takes nearly thirty minutes) (important step).

Grate partially cooked (and cooled) potatoes amongst a box grater.

Mix the flour together with seasoning together. Spread the grated potatoes out a picayune together with evenly sprinkle amongst four-spice mixture. Gently toss amongst 2 forks. The potatoes volition appear a picayune dry, but that OK, it's the agency you lot desire them.

Heat 1 loving cup of fossil oil to 375° (I role my electrical skillet) together with squelch a small-scale handful of seasoned potatoes inwards your manus until you lot larn a squeamish picayune nugget. I couldn't larn them round, but that's OK.

Fry nearly 2 to iii minutes per side, depending on how big or small-scale your nuggets are (don't crowd the tots, simply small-scale fry a few at a time). Turn them over when they larn squeamish a golden.

Drain on newspaper towels together with sprinkle amongst kosher salt.