My Tater Tot Pastie Recipes

MY TATER-TOT "PASTIE"

Steps:

• 1. Brown the meat. Set aside. Pre cook the rutabaga. Drain and set aside. Sweat the celery, onions and carrots in a skillet with a little water.. Set a side.
• 2. Put all the above in a bowl,with the soup. Salt and pepper to your taste. MIX all together, with the milk.
• 3. Put the above ingredients, in a baking dish. Heat oven to 375 F.
• 4. Put frozen tater tots in rows across the top of the mixture, and bake, for about 45 minutes.
• 5. Take out of oven, when done. Serve and enjoy.
• 6. In upper Mi. they sell a PASTIE SAUCE..to die for. I Can't find it any where else. I did purchase this bottle of a special ketchup, in Spokane, WA. It has balsamic vinegar as one of the ingredients. This tastes close to the real pastie sauce!... Goes great with this dish. It would be good with most any thing. I paid only a $1.25 ..what a deal!! Think I will go back and buy a couple more. Please check out my other JAP recipe: "COPPER COUNTY PASTIES FROM UPPER MI" Thank you, Nancy Patrykus

HOMEMADE TATER TOTS®

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a pot; add cold water until potatoes are covered by 1 inch. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer until potatoes are softened, about 10 minutes; drain. Cool until easily handled, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Shred potatoes into thin strips with a box grater; drain excess water. Place shredded potato into a large mixing bowl. Stir parsley, flour, salt, seasoned pepper, and onion powder into the potatoes until combined. Shape potato mixture into potato nuggets.
• Heat peanut oil in a deep-fryer or large stockpot to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place potato nuggets in the fryer, 5 to 10 at a time. Cook until golden brown and crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate.

QUICK TATER TOTS BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Season with salt and pepper. , Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with Tater Tots. Combine soup and milk; pour over potatoes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until heated through.