Poutine

[USAFA Bulldog]

What are your feelings on it?




Here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine) is what it is.

[Jon]

A heartattack waiting to happen. Still, I'm surprised that its not the state dish of Wisconsin.

[USAFA Bulldog]

I myself hadn't heard of it until recently. Thanks to a bunch of hockey fans from Quebec I've heard of it now. Apparently it's huge up there.

Pics of it, it looks disgusting. But the ingredients make it sound interesting.

[Gonzo]

I haven't had it, but is sounds great.

Having said that, I'm hoping my annual cholesteral check in March is favorable enough to get me off Cholesterol medicine.

Poutine will not be on my list of foods any time before that :eek:

[Beer Pong Horn]

A heartattack waiting to happen. Still, I'm surprised that its not the state dish of Wisconsin.

Step 1: Make poutine, minus gravy
Step 2: Dip in beer batter
Step 3: Deep fry
Step 4: Cover in gravy
Step 5: Smother in melted cheddar cheese
Step 6: Add bacon, both bits and strips

NOW you have the state dish of Wisconsin.

Edited - omit Step 5 for Diet Poutine :o

[jen]

Poutine is fantastic.

There's a great bar around here that serves it in honor of the owner's mother (who is Canadian). You can get it plain (my favorite), or with chicken, roast turkey, steak, Canadian bacon or peppers and mushrooms (but really, it doesn't need anything besides cheese and gravy). They have a version with vegetarian gravy as well.



BPH, don't be silly.

There's not nearly enough cheese on that. :p It should be covered with cheese at least twice to be the official dish of Wisconsin.

[Beer Pong Horn]

BPH, don't be silly.

There's not nearly enough cheese on that. :p It should be covered with cheese at least twice.

Oops... I wrote the recipe for Diet Poutine :o

[Wol4ine]

I never heard of it until I started watching Chilly Beach on CBC out of Windsor.

[Rimbaud]

Isn't he the leader of Russia?

[USAFA Bulldog]

Isn't he the leader of Russia?

No that's Vladimir Puking.

[dropthatpuck]

It's awesome. Best I've ever had (besides Memere's) was at Tremblant after skiing. Nothing like an ice cold draft and an order of poutine after a hard day on the slopes.

[Proud2baLaker]

Living in the Soo i had it quite a bit...on both sides of the border. Used to make it ourselves in the cafeteria all the time. Fries were always served and if there was a gravy that day we were set (always cheese on the salad bar). Im not sure if ive had it with the curds or not (maybe in Canada). Most of the time it was just some kind of shredded cheese. But like the wiki article says it is an awesome comfort food...and goes great with beer.

[leswp1]

had it for breakfast, hung over as (well, you know) at a rink in Quebec. Maybe it was the place or the state of my body but it was nasty.

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Poutine is fantastic.

There's a great bar around here that serves it in honor of the owner's mother (who is Canadian). You can get it plain (my favorite), or with chicken, roast turkey, steak, Canadian bacon or peppers and mushrooms (but really, it doesn't need anything besides cheese and gravy). They have a version with vegetarian gravy as well.



BPH, don't be silly.

There's not nearly enough cheese on that. :p It should be covered with cheese at least twice to be the official dish of Wisconsin.

Which bar? Brand new Milwaukeeans need to know.

[Brett Gobe]

My room mate in college would make it all the time.

What a guy.

[con1977]

What isnt to like on that:

Gravy-check
Cheese curds-check
French Fries-check

I have made a homemade version of it and it is a fantastic dish. Ill wait to have the truely authentic thing when I have the opportunity to do it in Canadia.

Toss a little bacon on it and you have a dish that cant fail.

[Matt Rennell]

A modified version of Poutine is very popular in Upstate New York. Its essentially French Fries covered in Gravy and Cheese. Not cheese curds. It is amazing. I used to have it every weekend at a little diner on my way back from downtown in college.

[Maineiak]

I love it, but I have to say that I love Quebecois/Acadian cooking. There's some fantastic food up there in Quebec. And, when you're up for Quebec Winter Carnival (http://www.carnaval.qc.ca/en/index.asp) there's nothing better...

[St Patrick]

Went to a Nordiques game in the early 90's...most food stands offered it at Le Colissee. Never heard of it, but it was great! :D

[Beer Pong Horn]

I made poutine today... a variant anyway. Quebecois poutine seems to use a brown gravy, but I didn't feel like that today.

Poutine a la Sud (Southern Poutine)

1 lb. cheap, unbreaded frozen french fries
vegetable oil
8 oz cheese curds
1 cup sausage gravy
barbecue sauce

Grease a cookie sheet, place into the oven, then preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Spread the french fries on the sheet after the oven is heated, drizzle on oil, mix well, and place back into the oven. Mix the fries frequently to avoid burning, and salt when nearly complete.

Make the gravy if not already made, following directions on the container. (I used Jimmy Dean gravy mix, which called for milk and water, and I also put in some bulk sausage.)

Once the fries are done, put a layer in two bowls, spread the cheese curds on top of them, and top with the gravy. Finally, top both bowls with your choice of barbecue sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray's, because that's what was here.) Serves two.


These were actually pretty good, and the barbecue sauce really sets it apart... otherwise it would be really bland.

EDIT: But eat it while it's still warm! The sasage gravy doesn't really work well cold.