How Long Do You Cook Frozen Tater Tots In An Air Fryer
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How Long Do You Cook Frozen Tater Tots In An Air Fryer So That Its Finger Licking Good?
Today, you will learn how long to cook frozen tater tots in an air fryer. Once you try tater tots from an air fryer, I guarantee, you will never cook it any other way. Cooking tater tots with an air fryer is a healthier choice for you and your family.
Deep-Dive On What Tater Tots Are
Some of us, love to eat tater tots but, we don’t know what’s in it, we just know that it’s delicious and there was no need to have any other questions in our head. So, before I stray from the point too much, let me tell you what it is. We create tater tots from grated potato that is then deep-fried. Tater tots come in many varieties that caters to some specific diets like gluten-free. Did you know that tater tots are naturally vegan friendly, something I thought that you should know FYI.
What Is A Healthy Way to Cook Frozen Tater Tots?
Eating crispy restaurant-quality tater tots is awesome. But in the back of your mind, you know that it was deep fried with oil fat. Although there is nothing wrong with eating them that way. There are some people that are health conscious. Well, have no fear, you can still eat high-quality tater tots, and make them using less oil fat by using an air fryer.
What Do You Serve With Tater Tots?
Tater Tots is best described as a side dish that you can serve at a party. You can serve the tater tots alongside a meat protein and serve it, as the main course.
Are you tired of eating normal tater tots and want to try something new? How about adding various toppings on your cooked tater tots, for example, guacamole, salsa, sriracha, and cheese. They will make your tater tots taste exquisite!
How Long Do You Cook Frozen Tater Tots In An Air Fryer?
Now for the answer that you all have been waiting for. Tater Tots are normally cooked at 400 degrees F, that way they are crispy and nice. With that temperature, tater tots can take 10-15 minutes to cook properly, it can also take longer depending on how crispy you want it.
Here are a few recipes that you can try out for yourself.
How Long Do You Cook Frozen Cajun Tater Tots In An Air Fryer
Add some Cajun into your life to spice things up.
Yield: 4
Cook time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
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Frozen Tater Tots
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Cajun Seasoning (to taste)
Instructions:
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Use a nonstick spray-on your air fryer basket.
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Evenly place the frozen tots in the basket and season them with Cajun powder.
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Place the basket into the air fryer and set the temperature at 400 degrees F. Cook the tater tots for 10-12 minutes. During the cooking time, toss the tater tots once. Serve hot!
Tater Tots From Scratch
When you make your tater tots from scratch you know what’s in it, which is fresh potatoes. No more store-bought frozen tater tots that have additional things that you don’t need in your body.
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Yields: 36 pieces
Ingredients:
For the Spicy Mayo Dip:
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Mayonnaise (1/2 cup)
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Sriracha sauce (1 tbs.)
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lemon juice (1 tsp.)
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Worcestershire sauce (1 tbs., more to taste)
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Ground black pepper (1 dash or to taste)
For the Tater Tots:
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Ground black pepper (1/4 tsp.)
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Russet potatoes (2 lbs.)
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Kosher salt (1½ tsp., divided)
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Onion powder (1/2 tsp.)
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Garlic powder (1/2 tsp.)
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Cooking spray
Directions:
Make the Dipping Sauce
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Portion all of your ingredients to make the sauce.
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Add pepper, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Sriracha sauce, and mayonnaise, in a bowl until it is fully combined. Cover the sauce and refrigerate it until you are ready to serve.
Make & Cook the Tater Tots
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Portion all of your ingredients to make the tater tots. Turn on your oven and heat it to 200 degrees F. The oven will not be used to cook the tater tots but to keep them warm. When you’re done cooking each batch in the air fryer put them in the oven.
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In a saucepan place all of your peeled potatoes into it and fill it with water.
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Over high heat, place the potatoes on the stove and bring them to a boil.
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Reduce the heat to low once it’s boiling, cover the pan with a lid and let it boil for 7 to 9 minutes (partially cooked) or until a fork can pierce the potatoes but it’s still firm. Drain the water from the saucepan and let the potatoes cool for about 15 minutes.
Forming You Tater Tots
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Use a food processor with the grating attachment to grate the potatoes. In a large bowl, add 1 teaspoon of garlic powders, onion, and kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper, and the grated potatoes. Mix well
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Take a tablespoon of potato mix and shape it into an oblong tot. Place a parchment paper on a baking tray and put each shaped tater tot on it. If the potato mix is sticking on your hands while you work, use a bit of water to moisten each shaping mix. Once all the potatoes are shaped, let them rest for 5 minutes.
Let’s Fry Our Tots!
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Use the oil spray to spray in the air fryer basket. Place some of the potatoes in the basket but give them space so that they are not crowded, once done spray the potatoes in the basket. Heat the air fryer at 375 degrees F and let the potatoes cook for 15 minutes. During the cooking time shake the air fryer basket every 5 minutes.
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Once each batch of tater tots is cook, place them in a pan and lightly season them with salt. Place these batches in the oven that you had set at 200 degrees F. Repeat these steps until all of your potatoes mix are done.
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Serve on a plate and enjoy with the dip.
Conclusion
We learned that frozen tater tots take 10-15 minutes to cook depending on how crispy you want them. We also learned how to make them from scratch if you want to control what you put in your body.
