Fancy tater tots

[BonitaApplebum]

I'm going to a St. Patrick's Day party this weekend and I usually help out by bringing a dish. I need to phone it in a bit this year because of time constraints, so I thought I'd hop on the tater tot trend bandwagon. Host is providing me with oven space, so all I have to do is heat and serve. I figure everybody loves tater tots, plus... POTATOES. Amirite?

What fancy pants dips can I bring to up my tater tot game a little? I'm thinking of ketchup (obviously) and then some sriracha mayo? What else?

[moroccangirl]

I just googled "fancy dip for tater tots" and saw this

http://hapanom.com/garlic-tater-tots-spicy-asian-dipping-sauce/

[BonitaApplebum]

Ooh, I like that! Thanks!

I think I'm going to do half regular and half sweet potato tots. 

[seattlegirl]

I think some sort of chipotle ranch dip would be good with sweet potato tots, and you can probably find a premade one at the store.

Now I want tots.

[Belgian Lace]

You guys know how much I love tater tots?



A lot.

[merigayle]

When I was pregnant I would only eat tater tots until about 15 weeks. DH was like, Um, I have NEVER seen you eat one before. Bags and bags of frozen organic tater tots. I could barely stomach anything else. 

No wonder DD is a potato eating machine.

[moroccangirl]

Every time I see this thread I think of Napoleon dynamite and his tots in his cargo pocket.

[nadra24]

Every time I see this thread I think of Napoleon dynamite and his tots in his cargo pocket.

Give me some of your tots!

[caribougrrl]

I didn't know there was a tater tot trend bandwagon...

[BonitaApplebum]

I see them everywhere now! Food trucks, dressed up as appetizers at fancypants bars, etc. Even the sandwich shop in my office building offers them as a side for lunch.

[caribougrrl]

I see them everywhere now! Food trucks, dressed up as appetizers at fancypants bars, etc. Even the sandwich shop in my office building offers them as a side for lunch.

I had no idea!  How long, I wonder, until they grace the cover of bon appetit...

[BonitaApplebum]

I had no idea!  How long, I wonder, until they grace the cover of bon appetit...

But they will be hand grated and custom shaped. With microgreens.

[ihop]

One of our favorite little pubs/bistros has homemade tots on the menu. You can order toppings too - like a fried egg with jalapenos.  Yum!

[moroccangirl]

One of our favorite little pubs/bistros has homemade tots on the menu. You can order toppings too - like a fried egg with jalapenos.  Yum!

Man!! That sounds good!

[Dagstag v 2.0]

Now I really want some tater tots.  I can just taste the saltiness, feel the crisp crunch of the outside give way to the steaming, softer inside as I bit into one... Auughhhh.  Why can't fatty potatoes be good for us?

There is a Korean/Tex-Mex place near us that does "kimchi fries" - beef bulgogi, caramelized kimchi, cheddar + monterey jack, onions, cilantro, magic sauce (mayo-based), sesame seeds, sriracha.  SO and I reproduced it at home with tater tots.  HEAVEN!

[BonitaApplebum]

Now I really want some tater tots.  I can just taste the saltiness, feel the crisp crunch of the outside give way to the steaming, softer inside as I bit into one... Auughhhh.  Why can't fatty potatoes be good for us?

There is a Korean/Tex-Mex place near us that does "kimchi fries" - beef bulgogi, caramelized kimchi, cheddar + monterey jack, onions, cilantro, magic sauce (mayo-based), sesame seeds, sriracha.  SO and I reproduced it at home with tater tots.  HEAVEN!

Wow! That sounds amazing.

Tell me more about caramelized kimchi.

[Dagstag v 2.0]

Wow! That sounds amazing.

Tell me more about caramelized kimchi.

It's pretty much just what it sounds like!  This is actually the Kimchi Fries recipe from the place I was talking about - caramelizing the kimchi is on step 3!  http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/french-fries-with-bulgogi-and-caramelized-kimchi

[rocketgirl]

My local bar serves something they call a "tot roast".  It's tater tots covered with pot roast, cheddar cheese and gravy.  It looks disgusting, but it's REALLY tasty comfort food.

[ihop]

It's pretty much just what it sounds like!  This is actually the Kimchi Fries recipe from the place I was talking about - caramelizing the kimchi is on step 3!  http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/french-fries-with-bulgogi-and-caramelized-kimchi

That sounds delicious!

[The Turtle Whisperer]

Not a fan... It conjures up an image of a janitor scraping up the spillage of a days work in an oreida factory and then mixing it all together with that white gummy paste we used back in first grade.