Mexican-Fusion vs. Buttermilk Battered Halibut Poutine

cheese curds

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: shredded mozzarella

Feta offers a tangy flavor while mozzarella is more affordable.

chorizo

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey sausage is lower in fat, while ground beef is more accessible.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

gravy

🥗Healthier: mushroom gravy

💰Cheaper: store-bought gravy

Mushroom gravy is lower in calories and adds umami.

Heat a saucepan on medium heat and add butter and flour. Whisk well and add the bouillon paste and taco seasoning and cook out the roux, until the rawness of the flour is cooked out.

Add beef stock, 1/4-1/2 Cup at a time and whisk until you have added all the stock.

Add 1-2 splashes of Worcestershire sauce and bring the gravy up to a simmer and cook until reduced by half in volume.

Once the stock has reduced by half, season with salt and pepper. Prepare corn starch slurry by whisking together cornstarch with water.

Add slurry to the gravy and mix well.

Simmer until the gravy has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon and set aside until fries are ready.

Bring the gravy back up to heat before serving and adjust consistency with water if required.

Prepare your fries of choice by picking one of the recipes: Air Fryer French Fries or Oven-Baked French Fries or Restaurant-Style French Fries.

Alternatively, use your store-bought or frozen French fries!

Prepare the Pico De Gallo as instructed here and the guacamole as instructed here. Or you can pick it up from your favourite store.

Thinly slice the chorizo and sear it on a pan until crispy. Thinly slice the jalepeno as well and transfer the sour cream to a squeeze bottle.

Add a layer of fries to a large platter/serving bowl and then add a layer of cheese curds. Pour hot taco gravy over the fries and cheese curds.

Repeat the same until you have run out of fries or gravy. Then drizzle with sour cream, top with spoonfuls of pico de gallo and guacamole.

Top with crispy chorizo and sliced jalepeno and serve immediately.

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