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Pollo Sal-Totchos: A Chifa Peruano-Inspired Dish

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Crispy tater tots topped with Peruvian-inspired stir-fried ground chicken, sauteed peppers & onions, and delicious gooey, melty cheese.

  • Author: The Burroughs
  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 45 min
  • Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

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1 lb Ground Chicken

1 Medium Yellow Onion, thinly sliced (roughly 200 g)

1 Bag of Mini Sweet Peppers, cored and sliced into thin rings (roughly 200 g)

4 Cloves of Garlic, Crushed

1 14.5oz Can of Petite Diced Tomatoes

2 TBSP Neutral Oil, split (we prefer avocado)

2 TSP Ground Cumin

1 TBSP Flour

2 TBSP Soy Sauce

1 TBSP Red Wine Vinegar

1 8oz Bag of Shredded Cheese

1 20oz Bag of Frozen Tater Tots

Kosher Salt & Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to direction on frozen tater tot package (ours said 450F). Once preheated, bake tater tots on a lined sheet pan 15-20 minutes longer than package, until brown and crispy. (our package said 18-20 minutes, we cooked them for 40 minutes).
  2. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat, then add 1 TBSP of oil to pan.
  3. Add the thinly sliced onion and thinly sliced pepper rings to the pan, and cook 15-20 minutes, until almost caramelized. Add in crushed garlic, cook another 2 minutes. Remove from pan and wipe out pan (carefully, of course, no scorching fingers or other body parts).
  4. Reheat saute pan over medium heat. Add remaining 1 TBSP of neutral oil to pan.
  5. Once oil is hot, add ground chicken to the pan and break up. Immediately add in cumin, flour, salt, & pepper, and cook until browned, approximately 10-15 minutes. Add in petite diced tomatoes, soy sauce, and red wine vinegar. Cook for 5 minutes until liquids have mostly cooked out. Remove pan from heat.
  6. Once tater tots are browned and crispy, remove sheet pan from oven. 
  7. On top of the tater tots, layer the ground chicken, onion & pepper mixture, and finally the shredded cheese. Place the layered totchos back in the oven for 5-10 minutes, until cheese is gooey and fully melted.
  8. Remove from oven, allow to sit for 3-5 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.

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