Best Ever Poutine

cheese curds

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: shredded mozzarella

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while shredded mozzarella is more accessible.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be more affordable.

Welcome viewers and introduce the dish as poutine.

Gather all ingredients: cheese curds, potatoes, gravy ingredients including stock, flour, and mirepoix (carrot, celery, onion).

Prepare the gravy first to keep it hot: melt 6 tablespoons of butter in a wide pot over medium heat.

Finely chop the carrot, celery, and onion for the mirepoix and add to the melted butter, stirring for about 7 minutes until browned.

Add ground lamb to the pot and cook until the pink is almost gone, then add 1/2 cup flour and cook until brown (2-5 minutes).

Pour in 8 cups of stock (4 cups chicken, 4 cups beef) and scrape the bottom of the pot to incorporate browned bits.

Add a bay leaf and 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, then bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for 20-25 minutes to reduce by a third, stirring occasionally.

Prepare the French fries: cut 3 pounds of Yukon Gold potatoes into quarter-inch batons, leaving the skin on.

In a large pot, combine 6 quarts of canola oil with 1/4 cup of strained bacon fat and add the cold, cut potatoes.

Heat the oil on high until it reaches the desired frying temperature, cooking the potatoes for about 20 minutes without stirring.

Once the gravy has reduced and the fries are cooked, assemble the dish by layering fries on a plate, sprinkling cheese curds on top, and pouring hot gravy over everything.

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