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Sweet Potato Poutine

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Sweet Potato Poutine

It had been far too long since I had last had poutine and I was craving it! Poutine is a Canadian dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds and gravy. How can you go wrong with French fries, cheese and gravy? The sauce or gravy that was leftover from braising the pot roast that I had made earlier was really tasty and I was thinking that it would be perfect to use to make some poutine. I headed out to the cheese monger at the St. Lawrence Market as soon as possible to pick up some fresh cheese curds imported from Quebec which are supposed to be very good for poutine. I had been wanting to try a sweet potato poutine and since I had really enjoyed the baked sweet potato wedges that last time that I had made them I decided to go with therm instead of French fries . My baked sweet potato wedge poutine turned out great! The baked sweet potatoes wedges were crispy on the edges and soft and warm and good on the inside. The cheese curds melted nicely but not too much on the sweet potato wedges and smothered in the super tasty gravy. The sweetness of the potatoes went really well with the saltiness of the cheese and gravy. Each bite transports you to another place, a place of complete enjoyment and contentment. I will have to make poutine more often, though not too often. 🙂
Note: One of the tricks to making good poutine is to assemble it while the fries and gravy are still piping hot so that the cheese curds begin to melt.

Sweet Potato Poutine

Sweet Potato Poutine

Prep Time:15 minutes Total Time:15 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 1 pound baked sweet potato wedges (hot)
  • 1 cup cheese curds
  • 1 cup gravy (hot)
directions
  1. Place the hot sweet potato wedges on a plate and top with the cheese curd and gravy.
Baked Sweet Potato Wedges

Baked Sweet Potato Wedges

Prep Time:5 minutes Cook Time:30 minutes Total Time:35 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 1 pound sweet potatoes (cut into wedges lengthwise)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Toss the sweet potato wedges in the oil, salt and pepper to coat.
  2. Place the wedges, skin side down, on a baking sheet.
  3. Bake in a preheated 375F/190C oven until golden brown and tender, about 30 minutes.
Simple Gravy

Simple Gravy

Cook Time:15 minutes Total Time:15 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Melt the butter in a small sauce pan.
  2. Mix in the flour.
  3. Mix in the beef broth and simmer to reduce by half.
  4. Mix in the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Use in:
Green Bean and Mushroom Poutine

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  3. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:39 am

    Never tried it with sweet potatoes. It sounds delicious!!! Lovely blog, already tried a bunch of your recipes. You do a great job!

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  10. Jenn Sutherland says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:21 am

    Why do I always drool when I read your posts? You had me with the pot roast mushroom soup…but now, the poutine?! Wow – that is some serious food mojo. Taking poutine to the next level. I love it.

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  14. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:12 am

    I’ve never heard of poutine before, but it sounds delicious. Looks like you may have introduced lots of people to this dish.

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  22. Helene says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:43 am

    My husband comes from Victoriaville in Québec. They make fresh curbs cheese everyday. So when we are visiting, at 4 pm, we go to this place and buy fresh, warm curbs cheese. They melt in the mouth. And we love poutine. I have to try with sweet potatoes. Great picture Kevin.

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  25. Esi says

    January 30, 2009 at 7:12 am

    One of my best friends is from Montreal and talks about poutine all the time. She actually made it recently too, but I never got to try it. Sounds really good!

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  27. Lori says

    January 30, 2009 at 10:31 am

    I’ve never heard of this dish. Looks great! I love chips and curry sauce (which is more like a gravy to me) so I’m sure I would love this. Thanks for sharing!

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  30. Ann says

    January 30, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    This is genius! I haven’t had the regular fry version of this since I last went to Canada, but I’m inspired to make both versions immediately

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  31. Joanne says

    January 30, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    I’ve never even heard of poutine before, but it looks great. Although I tend to think that anything that involves sweet potatoes will taste good.

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  32. Cathy says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    Sweet potatoes and gravy! Oh my heavens, that sounds wonderful. I’m practically drooling. I’ve never tried cheese curds. I’ll have to get some the next time I’m at the Tillamook Cheese factory.

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  37. Ginger says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    I thought French Fries and gravy was only eating in Hamilton, Ohio (where I grew up) Kevin, I have to say that yours looks so much better with sweet potatoes!!! WOW, you are a Chef…. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  43. PG says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Thank you so much for your comment at my blog! Yours is not new to me and I like the way you present your food. And i have actualy gt to know of mayn new recipes through yours whenever i have come here and this one is another example of it. Poutine is new to me. Looks delicious!

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  46. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    A Canadian coworker talked about this like it was heaven…and we see why. But what exactly are cheese curds? What kind of cheese?

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  50. kimberleyblue says

    January 30, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    We make poutine often enough at home – you’re right, sweet potatoes are a fun variation!

    A little trick for the perfect topping: we put about half the curds right into the pot of gravy and let them melt up a little. The other half goes on top of the fries, then we smother that with the hot gravy/cheese mixture. Perfect!

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  51. farida says

    January 30, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    Kevin, this is a great looking dish. I buy sweet potatoes quite often and have exhausted all my recipes:) Yours came right on time. Thanks for sharing.

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  63. Lori says

    January 31, 2009 at 1:20 am

    Yup, I am salivating again. That always happens when I stop by your site. Now cut that out! Just kidding. Really, dont stop your wonderful creations.

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  66. Kevin says

    January 31, 2009 at 2:02 am

    duodishes: Cheese curds are the fresh curds of cheese from before they are packed into a brick I believe. They are a mild cheese that is ideally eaten when fresh. When eaten it squeaks a bit and it is nice and gooey when melted.

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  67. Kevin says

    January 31, 2009 at 2:06 am

    Jenny: I am not sure where you would find them in England. Here in Toronto you can find them in pretty much any grocery store. If you can’t find them at a regular grocery store I would try some cheese mongers or shops.

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  70. Jamie says

    January 31, 2009 at 9:03 am

    As I was drooling over the dip, I noticed the words Sweet Potato Poutine! I had poutine once on a trip to Quebec and loved it! I think I was one of the only adults in the room who really appreciated it. But with sweet potatoes it looks awesome! Can I come over to your house to eat?

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  74. Maria says

    January 31, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    A fellow Torontonian, just stumbled on your blog.

    Sweet potatoes could make a poutine eater of me. Love the idea of sweet-and-salty contrast.

    Look forward to reading more!

    Reply

  75. Karen says

    January 31, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    Haven’t heard of this dish, but then I’m not from Canada! Closest thing I guess the U.S. has is chili-cheese fries: french fries covered with chili then cheese. When I first saw the pic I was a little disappointed that there wasn’t something here with the pot roast, but then read that you used the gravy! Great job! I love cheese curds – they make my teeth squeak! 😀

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  79. Mrs. L says

    February 3, 2009 at 11:07 pm

    No matter how many times I’ve been on road trips watching the San Jose Sharks play hockey in Canada, I’ve never been able to try the poutine. I did tell myself next time, no excuse, I have to taste it!

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