Recipe: Yummy Homemade Tater Tots

Homemade Tater Tots.

You can cook Homemade Tater Tots using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Homemade Tater Tots

1. It's 4 of russet baking potatoes ( about 3 pounds ) Baked in a 400 oven until tender about 45 minutes depending on potato size. Cooled..
2. Prepare 1 of small onion.
3. You need 2 of cloves of garlic.
4. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. You need 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of cajun seasoning.
7. It's 1/4 tsp of granulated sugar.
8. It's 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of grated extra sharp cheddar cheese.
10. You need 1 tbsp of melted butter, salted or unsalted.
11. You need of Sauces,to serve with the Tater Totd.
12. You need 1 of recipe Chipotle dip/dressing ,recipe attached in direction step # 9.
13. You need 1 of recipe Spicy Ranch/Dipping sauce recipe attached in direction step #9.
14. It's of Ketsup and/ or melted butter or Sour Cream.

Homemade Tater Tots instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Have ingredients ready to prepard.
3. Peel potatoes and shred on the large holes of a box grater into a bowl. Don't pack down.
4. Grate Onions and garlic on the smallest holes of the box grater..
5. Combine all remaining ingredients with potato, onion and garlic EXCEPT butter and toss lightly but thoroughly, don't pack down..
6. Form potato mixture into 1 inch logs, working with a light pressing to mold Don't compact to much or they will be heavy rather than light..
7. Place on parchment lined baking sheet and brush tops lightly with melted butter..
8. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven, turn each potato over and lightly brush this side with butter, return to oven for 15 to 20 minutes more until golden and crispy.
9. Serve with Spicy Ranch Dip and Chipotle Ranch Dip. Which are attached here and or ketsup or melted butter. https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/353091-spicy-ranch-dipdressing https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/341757-chipotle-ranch-dip-sauce-spread-andor-dressing.
10. NOTE; These can be frozen individually and reheated in a 400 oven on a parchment lined baking sheet until re crisper, turning once about 5 to 10 minutes.