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Cybergrunt
May 09, 2013Nomad
I'm not a big sweet potato cook, but I do like sweet potato tots:
Partially cook several whole sweet potatoes in boiling water for about 15 minutes. Remove them to cool for awhile. Cook up bacon (1 strip of bacon for each potato) until crisp. Chop up the bacon. Remove the potato's skins and then shred them (box grater, food processor). Put the shredded potatoes on paper towels and squeeze them to get as much liquid out as possible - this is really important or they will fall apart when cooked. Now mix the potatoes, chopped bacon, a couple pinches of kosher salt and some flour (1 tablespoon per every potato). Using a spoon, your hands or even a small ice cream scoop, form the tots. Fry them in oil at 300-325 degrees F (I use a cast iron skillet) for a couple minutes (outside is crispy).
Partially cook several whole sweet potatoes in boiling water for about 15 minutes. Remove them to cool for awhile. Cook up bacon (1 strip of bacon for each potato) until crisp. Chop up the bacon. Remove the potato's skins and then shred them (box grater, food processor). Put the shredded potatoes on paper towels and squeeze them to get as much liquid out as possible - this is really important or they will fall apart when cooked. Now mix the potatoes, chopped bacon, a couple pinches of kosher salt and some flour (1 tablespoon per every potato). Using a spoon, your hands or even a small ice cream scoop, form the tots. Fry them in oil at 300-325 degrees F (I use a cast iron skillet) for a couple minutes (outside is crispy).
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