Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/07/18/make-delicious-umami-tater-tot.html
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Tater tots are charming because they look like tiny potatoes (kind of).
Is this an example of neoteny? No, that’s not the word … hmm, I can’t think of the word.
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We like tot-chos in our house…simply replace the chips with tots. In fact, I think I’ll make tot-chos tonight!
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I know umami is ‘savory’ sort-of, but I was hoping for something japanese flavoured to drool over. Can’t you sprinkle some seaweed or sesame seeds on it or something? (lol j/k, nice story friend)
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So, butter and nutritional yeast, or just yeast and salt, on popcorn? I was into yeast only, and have come around to yeast being the perfect accent to the butter.
butter + yeast + salt
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You baked tater tots?
The nutritional yeast is where umami lives.
Isn’t that the title of a They Might Be Giants song?
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Tony C’s is the BEST creole seasoning, says this Louisiana boy
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It should be!
Nutritional yeast - which I call “Hippie Dust” - is an essential item in my spice rack.
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I find just yeast (and salt) doesn’t stick well enough. I’ve tried EVOO and yeast, but that only helps a bit with the adherence issue. Haven’t tried butter and yeast though; maybe next time.
If you wanna get really, really deep and have some seriously insane popcorn?
Brown the butter, then add yeast and salt.
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Dude that would be so easy, too! 0.0
Add yeast and salt before putting on popcorn, or butter the popcorn first, and add the yeast and salt after?
I should just make this a post but here is what I do most nights:
1/2 cup popcorn into brown paper lunch bag. No oil. Fold the bag top over a few times.
Start to brown the butter.
Put bag in and energize your nuclear oven. Mine takes 4:20 seconds for this operation.
Pour popped popcorn in big mixing bowl
Shake about 1/2 the Nutritional yeast and 1/2 the salt I want to add onto the popcorn. Toss.
Pour butter over. Toss.
Add additional seasonings. Toss.
Watch Rachel Maddow
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As opposed to what? Eating them straight from the freezer? You monster.
Also: Oh boy! A food topic! Finally, something we can all agree on …oh.
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Isn’t an air fryer just a convection oven?
Anyway, why not just add a little MSG?
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I had never heard of nutritional yeast. I’ll give it a go when I find some - likely overseas. For easy umami, my go to’s are: Vegemite for wet dishes, and MSG (ajinomoto) when sprinkling onto something dry.
They would probably be OK in poutine, too. Pou-tots, covered in brown gravy and cheese curds?
I have no issues w/butter on popcorn, but my go-to is tamari+yeast. Tamari applied from an atomizer to prevent the soggy is the way to go.
I want to get behind this Nutritional Yeast stuff, but the milk ingredient makes me step back. I have a low lactose tolerance, so I’m wary of the addition of dried milk in stuff.
