{"id":2636,"slug":"poutine","title":"Poutine","description":"Poutine is common dish throughout the Quebec, Ontario, and Atlantic regions of Canada, made of French fries, cheese curds, and gravy. This recipe uses pre-canned gravy and fries the potatoes from scratch.","ingredients_raw":["1 L vegetable oil for deep frying","1 can (290 g) of poutine sauce (French: mélange à sauce poutine) or gravy","5 medium potatoes","2 cups fresh cheddar cheese curds or mozzarella"],"ingredients_norm":["vegetable oil","poutine sauce or gravy","potato","fresh cheddar cheese curds or mozzarella"],"steps":["Slice potatoes into finger-width fries and rinse them well to remove any dirt.","Begin warming gravy, keep the temperature low enough for a slow heating.","Heat oil to 185°C (365°F).","Cook sliced potatoes in the oil for about 5 minutes.","Following a first frying to cook the potatoes, they are often removed and then fried again for about 1 minute to crisp the outside.","Remove the fries from the oil; optionally place them on a paper towel mat to absorb excess oil.","Move the fries to a serving dish and put room-temperature cheese curds over the fries.","Pour the gravy over the top; the dish should be served before the cheese curds start to melt."],"categories":["Main course recipes","Recipes for sauces and condiments","Canadian recipes","Side dish recipes","Recipes using potato","Recipes using cheese curd","Recipes using vegetable oil","Recipes using low-moisture mozzarella"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":20,"servings":"2–4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Poutine","source_ref":"4605229","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Poutine&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"b0d3511bdefad36dc434b7c3e01a3e1dc7ee186a8ba84f539a70c6cc803a0eab","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:15Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:15Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/poutine"}