Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Poutine is one of the best foods on Earth. Yet, for some reason, outside of my native Canada, a good poutine is hard to come by. Thus, this is my rendition of at-home takeout poutine for a cold Tuesday night when you’re feeling a little homesick. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done. So crack open a cold one, turn on the Leafs game, and let the curds squeak.
What You Need
FRIES
1 bag of frozen fries
Something a little thicker, maybe with a little potato skin left on, is best, but classic fast food-style fries will work.
GRAVY
1 packet McCormick Brown gravy
CHEESE
2 cups of white cheddar cheese curds
GARNISH
fresh cracked pepper
chopped chives (very optional)
How it’s done
1
FRIES
Heat your frozen fries in the oven according to the directions (space out on a baking sheet and bake).
2
GRAVY
Make packet gravy according to the directions (combine in a pot on the stove with cold water and whisk until no lumps remain).
3
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
Serve in a little paper basket (or on a paper plate or… however you want) by layering in fries, then gravy, then garnishing with a generous pile of cheese curds, then another layer of the same, with a little extra gravy on top. Garnish the top layer with pepper (and chives as needed).
Cheese curds only stay squeaky for a few days after they’re made, so it’s better if they’re fresh (for the full poutine experience). Grocery stores sell them in Wisconsin, Maine, and some other Northeast/Midwest states. But if you can’t find them near you, you can order them online, make them yourself, or take a zany roadtrip to buy them from a dairy farmer.
EXTRA NOTES
Cheese curds only stay squeaky for a few days after they’re made, so it’s better if they’re fresh (for the full poutine experience). Grocery stores sell them in Wisconsin, Maine, and some other Northeast/Midwest states. But if you can’t find them near you, you can order them online, make them yourself, or take a zany roadtrip to buy them from a dairy farmer.
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