A number of years ago, I ran off to Montréal over Thanksgiving. My family was’t too happy about this, but I ended up being equally disappointed because I found myself in a place that had celebrated Thanksgiving a month earlier. You see, I am a gravy fiend and will literally drink the stuff right out of the gravy boat when nobody’s looking. With mashed potatoes, it’s a perfect meal, and the thought of missing this had me a little heart broken… That is, until I discovered Poutine! It’s a weird name that sounds vaguely lewd, but it’s actually a fast food dish that originated in Québec. Whoever came up with this stuff needs to be worshiped, because the only thing better than deep fried potatoes is deep fried potatoes covered in a mound of cheese curd that’s all swimming in gravy. The heat from the fries and gravy melts the cheese curd, making for a creamy pile of meaty carnal heaven. Oh, and did I mention that the potatoes are traditionally fried in horse fat?! (Don’t worry; no horses were harmed in the making of my sweet potato poutine.) I first came across the brilliance of using sweet potatoes in this dish at one of my favorite blogs. Because the gravy and cheese curds are savory, using sweet potatoes gives this sweet potato poutine a nice balance between the savory and creamy elements. If you’re in NYC, you can get fresh cheese curds at Saxelby Cheesemongers, which has a fantastic selection of unique cheeses, but if you’re elsewhere, you should be able to find it at your local cheese shop or online. Some full fat mozzarella could stand in for them in a pinch. You don’t want to have to wait until you can find some cheese curds to try this, after all!
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