Air-Fried Veggie Tots
Ingredients
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1 pound shredded hash brown potatoes
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1 teaspoon canola oil
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1 cup cauliflower rice
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2 tablespoons corn starch
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¼ teaspoon black pepper
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1½ teaspoons salt
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2 tablespoons canola oil
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Preheat the June Oven
With the shelf in the middle position, preheat the June Oven to 350°F on the Bake cook mode using the button below.
June Oven
Rice the hash browns
Place the hash browns in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Scraping the processor bowl as necessary, pulse the processor until the potato pieces resemble rice grains, 5-10 times. Do not over-process.
food processor
spatula
1 pound shredded hash brown potatoes
Drain the riced potatoes
Transfer the riced potatoes to a fine-mesh strainer. If necessary, press the potatoes firmly with a spatula to squeeze out as much liquid as possible but do not mash the potatoes. Discard any liquid.
strainer
Prepare the June Pan and add vegetables
Use a paper towel to rub the oil all over the interior of the June Pan. Add the potatoes and cauliflower rice to the June Pan and mix to combine. Spread in an even layer.
June Pan
paper towels
1 cup cauliflower rice
1 teaspoon canola oil
Start baking the tot mixture
Place the tot mixture on the middle shelf of the June Oven and bake. June will notify you when it’s time to stir the mixture.
Stir and smooth the tot mixture
Carefully remove the tot mixture from the June Oven and mix it well. Spread the mixture in an even layer.
Finish baking the tot mixture
Transfer the tot mixture to the middle shelf of the June Oven. June will notify you when the tot mixture is ready.
Season the tot mixture and cool
Remove the tot mixture from the June Oven and set the June Pan on a cooling rack. Sprinkle the corn starch, pepper and salt, if needed, over the top. Stir well. Let cool 10 minutes.
2 tablespoons corn starch
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1½ teaspoons salt
measuring spoons
cooling rack
Press and freeze the tot mixture
Line a square baking pan with foil, ensuring there is a bit of overhang on all sides to help remove it later. Press the cooled tot mixture firmly in the pan, using a spatula to pack the mixture into each corner. Press the top down and smooth it with a spatula. Freeze the tot mixture for at least 30 minutes, up to 45 minutes.
square baking pan
foil
Cut the tots
Remove the tot mixture from the freezer. Lift the mixture out of the pan by the foil overhang and place on a chopping board. Remove the foil and cut the tot mixture into rectangles, 8 cuts in one direction and 6 cuts in the other direction.
chopping board
knife
Shape and freeze the tots
Coat a June Air Basket lightly with nonstick cooking spray and set over a June Pan to catch any crumbs. If desired, roll the tots in your hands to form cylinders in the traditional tot shape. Place the tots in a single layer in the June Air Basket with space between each tot for air to circulate. Freeze the tots in the June Air Basket at least 10 minutes, up to 1 hour.
June Air Basket
Adjust the June Oven cook modes
Carefully remove the middle shelf from the June Oven (it may be hot). Slide a June Air Basket lined with foil into the bottom position. Preheat the June Oven to 350°F on the Air Fry cook mode using the button below.
June Air Basket
Coat the tots
In a small bowl, mix the oil and baking soda together until combined. Brush the oil mixture all over the shaped and frozen tots, ensuring there is space between each tot for air to circulate.
small bowl
2 tablespoons canola oil
¼ teaspoon baking soda
pastry brush
Air fry the tots
Slide the June Air Basket into the middle shelf position with a foil-lined June Air Basket in the bottom shelf position. Air fry the tots 30 minutes, until they are crispy and golden brown. June will notify you when the tots are ready.
Cool and serve
Remove the tots from the June Oven and set aside to cool in the June Air Basket for 2 minutes. Transfer the tots to plates or a platter and serve hot.