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Poutine Recipe

A great poutine consists of a mixture between crunchiness and mushiness. This appetizer recipe is a delicious one to try! Learn the easy recipe below and let us know what you think!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Canadian
Calories: 527
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Poutine Gravy
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 6 tbsp butter salted
  • ¼ cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 15 oz beef broth
  • 15 oz chicken broth
  • 1 tsp black pepper
Deep Fried Fries
  • 2 lbs Russet potatoes
  • 1 tbsp Peanut oil
  • 1 cups cheese curds

Method
 

Deep Fried Fries
  1. Wash potatoes and cut into thin sticks. Drench fries into a large bowl of cold water, let sit for 1 hour.
Poutine Gravy
  1. In a medium bowl, mix water and cornstarch, set aside.
  2. In a saucepan, melt the butter and add flour. Stir for 5 minutes until the mixture turns brown.
  3. Add both the beef and chicken broth to the saucepan. Bring to boil and stir with a whisk. Stir in ½ the cornstarch mixture, let simmer for 2 minutes. To thicken gravy, add more cornstarch mixture.
  4. Season gravy with pepper and salt to taste. Turn heat to very low to keep warm until fries are ready.
Deep Fried Fries Continued
  1. Once potatoes are ready, heat deep fryer to 300°F
  2. Remove fries from water and pat dry with paper towels.
  3. Add fries to hot oil and cook for 7 minutes, remove potatoes from oil and set on wire rack.
  4. Increase oil temperature to 350°F and place potatoes back in fryer. Cook until golden brown, remove and place on paper towels.
  5. Add fries to a large bowl, season with coarse salt, and pour hot poutine gravy. Toss fries with tongs, add more gravy to coat remaining fries.
  6. Toss in cheese curds, serve with black pepper immediately.