We found delicious Cheddar Cheese Curds for you and have an easy poutine recipe to share with you. What is poutine?

Poutine is a wonderful and delicious concoction of fries, gravy and cheese curds. So if you already know how great this dish is and are just looking for a tasty, authentic poutine recipe to make at home, skip on down to the recipe. We’ve got you covered! If you’d like to learn more about Poutine, read on!

How do you make poutine gravy?

We’ve included a perfect poutine gravy recipe below for you! If you’ve eaten a lot of poutine, you’ve probably experienced a wide range of gravy tastes. Some are clearly chicken, some are dark and beefy. We think the perfect one is somewhere in between.

What cheese to use for poutine?

Cheese curds are little bites of cheesy heaven. When it comes to poutine, it’s really all about the cheese curds. Real cheese curds are what makes a poutine “authentic”. Cheese curds are simply solid pieces of curdled milk, which can be either eaten alone as a snack or added to fries and gravy to make poutine. Cheese curds can be found in white or yellow colour. White cheese curds are the ones you want for poutine.

How to eat poutine

Even if you are strictly a person who eats fries with your hands, when it comes to poutine, a fork is the only way to go! The combination of lots of gravy and melted cheese is a mess to eat any other way.

Ingredients

Poutine Gravy:

3 tablespoons corn starch

2 tablespoons water

6 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 ½ cups of beef broth or stock

1 ¼ cups of chicken broth or stock

Pepper, to taste

For Deep Fried Fries:

3-4 medium potatoes

Sunflower oil (or other oil of your choice) for deep frying

Toppings:

1 - 1 1/2 cups white cheddar cheese curds

Instructions

Prepare your potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch thick sticks. Place into a large bowl and cover completely with cold water and a teaspoon of salt. Allow to stand at least one hour or several hours.

Prepare the gravy: In a small bowl, dissolve the corn starch in the water and set aside.

In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Add the flour and cook, stirring regularly, for about 5 minutes, until the mixture turns golden brown.

Add the beef and chicken broth and bring to a boil, stirring with a whisk. Stir in about HALF the corn starch mixture and simmer for a minute or so. If you'd like your gravy thicker, add  more of the corn starch mixture, in small increments, as needed, to thicken. Season with pepper. Taste and add additional salt, if necessary, to taste. Make ahead and re-warm or keep warm until your fries are ready.

For Deep-Fried Fries: When ready to cook, heat your oil in your deep fryer or large, wide, heavy cooking pot to 300° F.

Remove the potatoes from the water and place onto a sheet of paper towel. Blot to remove as much excess moisture as possible.

Add your fries to the 300°F oil and cook for 5-8 minutes, just until potatoes are starting to cook but are not yet browned. Remove potatoes from oil and scatter on a wire rack. Increase oil temperature to 375°F. Once oil is heated to that temperature, return the potatoes to the fryer and cook until potatoes are golden brown. Remove to a paper towel-lined bowl.

To Prepare Poutine: Add your fries to a large, clean bowl. Season lightly with salt while still warm. Add a ladle of hot poutine gravy to the bowl and using tongs, toss the fries in the gravy. Add more gravy, as needed to mostly coat the fries. Add the cheese curds and toss with the hot fries and gravy. Serve with freshly ground pepper. Serve immediately.