While in Florida last year my kids fell in love with a dish called Poutine. It is served at every burger joint on the east coast. I was so intrigued that we ordered some and now we are hooked. Here is what I was able to find out about, What is Poutine?
“Poutine originated in Quebec, Canada in the late 1950s, and is now popular in all of Eastern Canada. Several communities within the province claim to have created poutine, such as Drummondville and Victoriaville. The most popular story is that poutine was created at a small eastern Quebec restaurant owned by Fernand Lachance. Lachance had a specialty takeout item on the menu consisting of French fries and cheese curds mixed together in a plastic bag. In 1957, a truck driver ordered the bag of fries with a side dish of gravy, dumped the gravy into the bag, and ate them together.” -per Yahoo Answers
This dish is even served in Canadian McDonald’s! So I am here to share my version today! This is hands down the ultimate guy tailgate food! Serve this and you will the talk of the lot!
Poutine
1 package Braum’s french fries (cooked according to package)
2 tablespoon flour
1/2 stick of butter melted
1 cup beef broth
salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon worsterchire sauce
cheddar cheese curds
To make sauce: In a medium sized skillet melt butter, sprinkle with flour and cook till browned. Whisk in the broth and stir till thickened. Add salt and pepper as needed. Finish with Worsterchire sauce. To prepare poutine place french fries on a platter. Top with gravy and sprinkle with cheese curds!
If you have not gotten enough cheese curds then now you have to try these little darlings FRIED! OMG!!
Fried Cheese Curds
Vegetable oil (for frying)
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup milk
1 cup Shawnee Mills self rising flour
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. Head Country Seasoning Salt
1 (9-ounce) package fresh cheese curds, room temperature
Heat oil in a large dutch oven or fryer till it reaches a temperature of 375 degrees. In a medium sized bowl combine the self rising flour, milk, egg, sugar and seasoning salt. Add in the cheese curds and place a cookie scoop of dough into oil and fry till golden brown..
Serve with fry sauce: 1/2 cup ketchup. 1/2 cup mayonnaise and 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce.