Recipe Crypt: The Nightwood Tot
On a recent brunch trip to Lula’s sister restaurant Nightwood, we discovered one of the simplest, most addictive incarnations of the potato we’ve ever experienced: the Nightwood Tater Tot.
So what makes these things so good? They’re crunchy (but not too crunchy). They’re fried. There’s nooks and crannies where coarse sea salt is hiding. And then you bite into it. The inside is soft like mashed potatoes. But not cold or weird. Just right. It’s really like hashbrowns in a ball. Pretty far removed from what I would have called a “tater tot”…but whatever. I had to figure out how to make these.
Cut to the same afternoon: A recipe for home made tater tots.
