Sweet Potato Tots with Creamy Ketchup
Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
30 mins
Make your own tots at home! These Sweet Potato Tots are the perfect indulgence - and better for you than the fast food tots! Plus a review of Superfoods at Every Meal.
Author: Deborah
Serves: 24-36 tots
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Tots:
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup (30g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 cups oil, for deep frying*
Creamy Ketchup:
- ¼ cup (58g) plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup (60g) ketchup
Instructions
For the tots:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the whole sweet potato and cook for about 15 minutes. You want it to be slightly softened, but not easily mashed - you will need to be able to grate it. Drain and let it sit until cool enough to handle, then grate with a cheese grater.
- Combine the shredded potato and egg in a medium bowl and use a fork to combine. In another bowl, combine the flour, salt, paprika and garlic powder. Add the flour mixture to the potato and stir to combine.
- Pour the oil into a deep fryer or in to a heavy pot. Heat the oil until it is 375ºF. Place a few sheets of paper towels on a plate to drain the tots when they are done cooking.
- Form the potato mixture into 1-inch balls** and add to the hot oil, being careful not to overcrowd the pot. (It will take you several batches to cook all of the potato mixture.) Fry for 3 minutes, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on the paper-towel lined plate. Repeat with the remaining batter, allowing the oil to come back to temperature between batches.
For the sauce:
- In a small bowl, combine the yogurt and the ketchup. Serve with the hot tots.
Notes
*the recipe calls for peanut oil, but I don’t usually keep peanut oil on hand, so I used vegetable oil.
**I used a small cookie scoop to make the balls. It worked perfectly!
***I sprinkled my tots with kosher salt after they came out of the oil. I always like doing this with fried foods - I think it adds a lot of extra flavor.
Recipe from Superfoods at Every Meal, shared with permission by Fair Winds Press
**I used a small cookie scoop to make the balls. It worked perfectly!
***I sprinkled my tots with kosher salt after they came out of the oil. I always like doing this with fried foods - I think it adds a lot of extra flavor.
Recipe from Superfoods at Every Meal, shared with permission by Fair Winds Press
