Japanese Inspired Loaded Tots

In Japan, okonomiyaki is a savory pancake made just the way you like it (okonomi means "what you like"), and it's almost always finished with a thick, savory-sweet sauce. Otafuku, one of Japan's most popular okonomiyaki sauce brands, is based in Hiroshima, a city famous for its own layered style of okonomiyaki. Its Okonomi Sauce is one of the bottles in our Savory Sauce Cruise, our lineup of sauces from around the world. We're putting it on something even easier: a pile of golden tater tots.

No cooking skills needed. If you can work an air fryer, you can make this.

Servings: 2–4 as a snack

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 10–12 mins (air fryer) or 28–32 mins (oven)

Equipment

• Air fryer (or oven and a baking sheet)
• Frying pan
• Knife and cutting board

What You Need

• Otafuku Okonomi Sauce, to taste
• 16 ounces frozen tater tots
• 2 sausages (any kind you love)
• Grated parmesan (or any shredded cheese you love)

How to Cook it

1. Preheat your air fryer to 400°F. Or heat your oven to 425°F. Team air fryer gets the crispiest tots.
2. Cook the tots. 10–12 minutes in the air fryer or 28–32 minutes in the oven, until golden and crunchy. Give them a shake halfway through.
3. Slice the sausages. While the tots cook, cut them on a diagonal.
4. Brown the sausage. Cook in a hot pan for a few minutes per side until caramelized and a little crispy at the edges.
5. Drizzle Okonomi Sauce over the tots. Pile the tots onto a plate and drizzle on as much as you like.
6. Top with sausage and cheese. Add the sausage and a big handful of cheese.
7. Drizzle more Okonomi Sauce. Again, to taste. Trust us, you'll want the extra.
8. Dig in!

Our Tips

Wanna put a fun spin on flavor? Swap the tots for fries, add a squiggle of mayo for the full okonomiyaki vibe, or make this same recipe with a different sauce from your Savory Sauce Cruise. New place, new taste!