Mole Tater Tots Food

MOLE TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Stir together the sour cream and heavy cream in a small bowl.
• Fry or bake tots until crispy, then toss in a mixing bowl and season with salt.
• Divide tots into 4 paper boats or serving plates and top each portion with 2 ounces mole sauce. Drizzle with sour cream mixture, then sprinkle on the red onion, Cotija and cilantro. Finish by fanning out quarters of sliced avocado on each. Sprinkle the avocado with salt and pepper and serve.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Seed chiles, then roast 1 minute. Soak chiles in warm water. Turn the oven down to 250 degrees F.
• In a large oven-safe pot, caramelize the onions in some oil. Add the tomatoes, cloves, chile flakes, cinnamon, coriander and cumin. Remove the soaking chiles and add them to the pot along with the almonds, tortillas and 1 1/3 quarts water. Stir in the chili powder, garlic, chocolate chips, raisins and lime juice and puree with an immersion blender until fairly smooth. Transfer the pot to the oven and simmer, 90 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste.

TATER TOTS

Steps:

• 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.

SWEET PO-TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and add the sweet potatoes. Cook for 5 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water to cool. Dry off any excess water with a kitchen towel.
• Put the onions and cooled sweet potatoes in the work bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade. Pulse until the sweet potatoes are almost pureed but still a bit grainy. You should have some very small bits of potato visible. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and stir in the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to combine.
• Using your hands, shape the potato mixture into 1- to 1 1/2-inch-long cylinders, packing them very tightly.
• Heat about 2 inches of oil in a deep heavy skillet over medium-high heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil registers 350 degrees F. Line a large plate or baking sheet with paper towels.
• Working in batches, add the tater tots to the shimmering hot oil and cook until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes, turning with tongs or a slotted spoon to ensure even browning and being careful not to overcrowd the pan. With a slotted spoon or skimmer, remove the browned tots to the towel-lined plate to drain. Serve warm.

OKLAHOMA-STYLE S'MACK BURGERS WITH RANCH-FLAVORED TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients.
• For the sauce: Combine sauce ingredients in small bowl.
• For the burgers: Heat a large cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat.
• Peel onions and use a mandoline or large slicing blade of a box grater to shave the onions as thin as possible.
• Place beef in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and score to separate into 4 portions. Roll beef into balls.
• Drizzle oil in pan or over balls and place the meat into pan with 3 inches separating each portion. Top each ball with 1/4 of the onions and press meat into flat patties, bonding onions into meat. Cook beef 3 to 4 minutes, flip, cook and press 2 minutes. Add cheese, 2 slices per burger, and cook 2 minutes more, 7 to 8 minutes total between both sides. Put on patty bun bottoms.
• Serve with sauce, pickles, lettuce and patty bun tops with Ranch Flavored Tater Tots alongside.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Whisk up spices in a bowl. Store in the refrigerator in airtight plastic container.
• Bake tots to very crisp, 25 minutes. Top with ranch seasoning to your taste. Makes 3/4 cup seasoning and 6 portions of tots.

OLE ! TATER TOTS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Put frozen Tater Tots into a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.
• Mix with tomatoes with oregano, spoon over the potatoes.
• In a small bowl, stir sour cream, milk, chiles and salt together.
• Spoon over top over the tomatoes.
• Sprinkle with cheese and bake 25 minutes.