Poutine, Go Quebec!

One of my most favourite Canadian foods are the poutine which originated in Quebec. It is a great combination of cheese curds, brown gravy and french fries. It's a very tasty food thingy. I don't know if it's a entree or an appetizer or a side dish. It's just awesome dish.
This is the dish for me that will never get old and outdated. I will always enjoy it for some reason. I think its the combination of cheese, gravy and crunchy french fries.
So here are some of the different types of poutine styles that are enjoyed:

• Poutine Itallienne : Uses marianara sauce instead of the Velouté.
• Poutine Bourguinonne : Adds ground beef and fried onions to the Velouté sauce, in Bourgennione style.
• Poutine BBQ : Heated BBQ sauce is poured on.
• Poutine Mole : With a wink, an Oaxacan black mole sauce slathers over the mixture, adding its wonderful smoke and chocolate sweetness.
• Disco Fries : An off-menu item in New Jersey and New York diners, combines a chicken-gravy and shredded cheddar on top a plate of fries.

Okay so to make the poutine, you will need:

• Vegetable oil
• Potatoes, cut into fries or wedges
• Cheese curds
• Brown gravy

So the reason you're going to need the veggie oil is because it is what you are going to fry the fries with. Now one of the things that you are going to need is a boiling pot of water. This is for blanching the fries. Blanching is a process in which you plung the vegetable into a the water for a short time, then plung into ice cold water to stop the cooking process. This is what will make the fries crispy one the outside and tender on the inside.
Once the blanching process is finished, and the fries are dry because you don't want to get water into the oil. Fry them until they are golden on the outside and crispy.
Now while you were getting the fries ready, also get the gravy start heating so it will be ready to put on top of you fries and chees.
When the fries are finished frying, let the oil drain from the fries and then place them on teh serving dish.
Next place some cheese curds on top of the fries. After you do that laddle some gravy on top of the both of those and let the cheese melt a little.
There you have it, now you have your own home made poutine. I hope you enjoy it.
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