Tater Tot Burger with Sriracha Sour Cream
Jackie Dodd-Mallory
(Senior Editor)
If I have a guilty-pleasure-trash-food-first-love-can’t-believe-I’m-admitting-this food, it’s tater tots. I own a deep fryer that has produced more tater tots than all other foods combined. I even created a Tater Tot Cone Holder for use at parties for my Tater Tot Bar with Accompanying Sauces.
We all have Ore-ida, the inventor of tater tots, to thank for the best of all bad foods. And although they make a fabulous version (it is the original after all) I tend to favor the Trader Tots from Trader Joe’s. Either way, turning them into The Best Veggie Patty Of All Times is a great idea. No meat eater on the planet will complain about this meatless burger.
Tater Tot Burger with Sriracha Sour Cream
Yield: 4 burgers
Ingredients
- 2 cups tater tots (thawed if frozen)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¼ cup Italian style breadcrumbs
- 2 tbs olive oil
- sliced cheddar cheese
- 4 hamburger buns
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tsp sriracha
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the tater tots, eggs, onion powder, and breadcrumbs. Using a potato masher, mash and stir until well combined.
- Form into 4 well compacted patties.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Gently place the patties in the skillet, allowing to brown before gently flipping.
- Add the cheddar cheese and cook until melted.
- Transfer to buns.
- Mix together the sour cream and sriracha.
- Top burgers with sriracha sour cream prior to serving.
Sriracha Sour Cream adapted from The Sriracha Cookbook. Buy it. Right now. For real.
Comments
Averie @ Averie Cooks September 2, 2013 um 1:39 am
No shame in admitting to lovin' tater tots. I do too. I have a cheesy sour cream dip recipe made with them. Love your burger idea!
Gerry @ foodness gracious September 2, 2013 um 5:56 am
My name is Gerry and I’m a tater tot lover…there, I admitted it! This should be my lunch today!
Jen @ Savory Simple September 2, 2013 um 5:59 am
Oh what I wouldn’t give to have this right now.
Cassie | Bake Your Day September 2, 2013 um 6:19 am
Holy cow, the best veggie burger EVER. I love tater tots too and I have no shame in admitting it. Great idea!
addie | culicurious September 2, 2013 um 5:50 pm
Oh these sound divine, Jackie. I love double starches. Especially with cheese 🙂 YUM!
Julie @ Table for Two September 2, 2013 um 7:05 pm
Whoa, best veggie burger on the planet! So genius!!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious September 2, 2013 um 9:18 pm
TJ’s tater tots are the best! And that sriracha sour cream – GENIUS! I’m coming over for these burgers before I move to SF! 🙂
Sarah | The Sugar Hit September 2, 2013 um 9:26 pm
What the WHAT?!?! This is genius. Thank goodness you’re using your powers for good.
Des September 2, 2013 um 10:26 pm
Holy. Tater tots. I LOVE tater tots. They are (gasp!) so much better than french fries! I love what you’ve done here. It looks fantastic!
Tieghan September 3, 2013 um 5:47 am
Um wow! This is so incredible and my family would love me if I made these burgers! An there is not even meat in them! So awesome and the sriracha sauce is the perfect topper!
ashley – Baker by Nature September 3, 2013 um 9:55 am
What the whaaaaat? This is pure genius, lady! Must make… like now!
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry September 3, 2013 um 10:31 am
Yea this burger is like pure gold! LOVE IT.
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Sara September 3, 2013 um 3:25 pm
My mom used to play golf with grand daughter of the guy who invented these! I used this few degree separation to justify any and all of my consumption. And since you basically know me, you can also. Ill allow it ;). I feel like I could eat these sans bun avec runny egg!
Jackie September 3, 2013 um 3:41 pm
Yes to runny egg and avocado! Times a thousand!
Jackie September 3, 2013 um 11:51 pm
Oooh, you’re the devil/temptress, but I am loving you for this recipe!!! 😀 Going out to buy some tots now so that I can make this! At 12 in the morning! Thank you so much for coming up with this awesomeness.
RavieNomNoms September 4, 2013 um 12:19 pm
I cannot believe I just saw this!! YUMMMM!! I want this for my afternoon snack/dinner haha
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Megan {Country Cleaver} September 4, 2013 um 8:56 pm
I am an S to the Ucker for tots. No judgements here – just slide me one of these sliders!!
Valerie September 5, 2013 um 1:14 pm
I too have an ongoing love affair with greasy spoon/diner food – ever since those late-night, early morning college days…
This burger makes me nostalgic, and happy, and extremely hungry!! 🙂
julianaloh @bilbaobab September 6, 2013 um 6:57 am
this looks amazing!!! Sriracha and sour cream, i usually have sriracha wings with yogurt and I’m trying this new recipe out! Thank you for sharing! I’m salivating reading through this post!
Monique @ Ambitious Kitchen September 6, 2013 um 8:41 am
Genius!
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lynn @ the actor’s diet September 6, 2013 um 1:34 pm
I want to kiss you.
Jenna @ DeliciousDaydreams September 7, 2013 um 6:58 am
Tater tots can do no wrong. Also, kudos for putting them on a bun. Mmmmmmmmm, tots. 🙂
Jenna @ DeliciousDaydreams September 7, 2013 um 6:58 am
Tater tots can do no wrong. Also, kudos for putting them on a bun. Mmmmmmmmm, tots. 🙂
Valerie | From Valerie’s Kitchen September 9, 2013 um 10:03 am
I’m a life long lover of tater tots and I’m not afraid to admit it. Perfect football food!
Kari@Loaves n Dishes September 9, 2013 um 6:36 pm
Carbs (fried at that) inside of more carbs! My kind of comforting, need a nap after consuming, kind of burger!
C Jones September 10, 2013 um 8:38 am
I was wondering if you have any solutions to making this without Sriracha sauce? My daughter won’t eat spicy foods and I can’t. I know substituting it for something else won’t have the same effect but the idea intrigued me enough to try it but I don’t know what would work best for our tastes. Is the Sriracha sauce just to make it spicy? Thanks for the great idea!
Jackie September 10, 2013 um 10:30 am
I would add 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1/4 tsp smoked paprika to the sour cream instead of the Sriracha.
C Jones September 10, 2013 um 10:53 am
Thanks so much!
Emanuel September 12, 2013 um 4:52 am
THIS IS SO GOOD! I noticed that the patties are fragile like crab cakes, but once cooked stay together pretty well. and SOOOO GOOOD
Kim October 5, 2013 um 2:38 pm
These are really good and really easy! I have several veggie burger fails under my belt, so I was skeptical, but these came out fantastic! My kids loved them as well. I’m going to try them with sweet potato tots next to see what happens 🙂
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I love burgers.. this one is mouthwatering .. sriracha and sour cream sounds like an interesting combo
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Dianne Johnson December 21, 2014 um 5:52 am
OMG! This sounds amazing! I ran a B&B for 7 years and one thing I did when serving Eggs Benedict, was to add a serving of Southern hash browns on the side with a little more Hollandaise Sauce on the potatoes. One commenter suggested adding a poached egg. Heck you could add the egg, Hollandaise and call it Tater Tot Benedict!!! Seriously, the potato patty recipe really looks amazing!! Looking forward to trying it.