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Tater Tots

Homemade tater tots made from grated russet potatoes, potato starch and spices, fried in duck fat.

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Ingredients

  • 4 russet potatoes
  • potato starch
  • spices
  • 36 oz duck fat, approx.
  • water, cold

Steps

1Soften the potatoes

  1. Peel 4 russet potatoes.
  2. Cover the potatoes with cold water in a pot.
  3. Bring to a boil from cold.
  4. Cook for 7 mins once boiling; this just softens them, they are not cooked.
  5. Run the potatoes under cold water until cool enough to handle.

2Grate and dry the potatoes

  1. Roughly grate all the potatoes on a box grater over paper towels.
  2. Thoroughly dry the grated potatoes with paper towels.
  3. Transfer the grated potatoes to a large mixing bowl.

3Heat the duck fat

  1. Meanwhile, slowly bring 36 oz duck fat to 350; this should take 30-40 mins.