Canadian Breakfast Special: How to Make Classic Poutine | Nick Saraf’s Foodlog

cheese curds

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: shredded mozzarella

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still providing a cheesy flavor.

beef stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken stock

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians.

French fries

🥗Healthier: baked sweet potato fries

💰Cheaper: homemade fries from potatoes

Baked sweet potato fries are healthier and add a unique flavor.

gravy

🥗Healthier: mushroom gravy

💰Cheaper: instant gravy mix

Mushroom gravy offers a rich flavor with fewer calories.

Chop the potatoes into long strips.

Fry the potatoes in boiling hot oil until done, then place them on absorbent paper.

Once cooled, add salt and pepper to the fries and toss them properly.

Cut the bacon into small pieces and cook in a warm pan until golden.

Remove the bacon and place it on absorbent paper.

In a clean pan, add maple syrup and the fried bacon, cooking until the bacon soaks up the syrup.

In a saucepan, heat chicken stock on medium flame and add a cold mixture of butter and flour, whisking until it dissolves and forms a thick gravy.

In a frying pan, cook quail eggs sunny side up on low heat.

On a plate, lay the fries and garnish with cheese, gravy, bacon bits, and sunny side up quail eggs.

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