Who doesn’t love tater tots? If you have a few borderline fish-eaters in the house, the tater tots are the perfect bribe to get them to eat their fish.
The seasoning on the taters – celery salt, dry mustard, pepper, paprika, nutmeg, & ground ginger – is a homemade version of “Old Bay” Seasoning. It’s delish with the fish. I find that the cornmeal and flour crusted tilapia really goes over well and down easy, even for the non-fish lovers in our brood. I think of battered and fried fish as a delicacy – even with tater tots, out of the bag, as a side. Enjoy this recipe and if you are daring enough you can even try making your own tater tots.
What’s your favorite frozen food?
Crispy Fish with Seasoned Tater Tots
Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 bag frozen tater tots 1-pound bag
- ¼ cup cornmeal
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 to 2 cup canola oil
- 1½ pound tilapia fillets cut into 2-inch strips
Instructions
- Combine celery salt, dry mustard, pepper, paprika, nutmeg and ginger. Toss tater tots with seasoning to coat and bake according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a shallow bowl, mix together cornmeal, flour, salt, paprika and cayenne. Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Have a sheet pan or plate lined with paper towels ready for draining. Dredge several strips of fish in the cornmeal mixture and carefully place in hot oil. Fry for 5 to 8 minutes total depending on thickness of fish, turning often, until golden and crispy. Transfer to paper towel lined pan and continue to dredge and fry remaining fish in batches.
- Serve warm with tater tots.
Leave a Reply