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Quebec-Tokyo poutine

Meriem Chiadmi
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Cuisine canadian
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 6 large potatoes (Choose a variety that is ideal for frying such as Bintje or Russets)
  • peanut oil
  • 200 g tomme cheese
  • 1 row Japanese Curry Roux (mild) (Roughly 2 cubes) You can find brands such as Golden Curry by S&B at your local Asian market or online
  • 1 large green onion (roughly 1 1/4 cups, thinly sliced)
  • 4 large white mushrooms (roughly 3 cups, thinly sliced)
  • 1/4 tsp maple syrup
  • 1/4 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp butter
  • 1 sachet black tea
  • 2 tsp corn flour
  • 1/4 tsp ginger powder
  • pinch of garlic powder
  • salt (to taste)

Garnish:

  • 1 red hot chili pepper (finely minced)

Instructions
 

For the fries:

  • Peel and cut each potato into sticks and soak in cold water for at least 30 minutes. This helps to remove any excess potato starch and prevents the fries from sticking together.
  • Blanch the fries in boiling water for 5 minutes before drying them on a paper towel.
  • Heat a generous amount of peanut oil in a deep fryer or a deep heavy skillet. Place the fries into the hot oil, and cook until light brown. Let them dry on a plate lined with paper towels to remove any excess oil.
  • Sprinkle with salt while the fries are still hot.

For the sauce:

  • In a large pan, sauté the green onion and mushrooms in 1 tsp of butter and 1 Tbsp of peanut oil over medium-high heat for roughly 8 minutes or until they significantly shrink in size and start to brown.
  • Brew the black tea in 2 cups of boiling water. Dissolve your Japanese curry roux in the black tea mixture and pour it into the pan. Mix well.
  • Add the butter, garlic powder, ginger powder, soy sauce, maple syrup and bring to a boil before lowering the heat to a simmer.
  • In a small dish, add the corn flour and a couple of tablespoons of the gravy from the pan. Mix well to fully dissolve the corn flour and pour the mixture back into the pan. Mix and let it simmer until the gravy thickens a bit.

Assembling the poutine:

  • Place fries on a serving plate and, using your hands, crumble the cheese on top.
  • Top it all off with a generous amount of warm curry sauce.
  • (Optional) Garnish with minced red hot chili peppers. You can also microwave the poutine for a couple of seconds for satisfying cheese pulls!

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Notes

Delicious with cold lemon iced tea.