All of the best parts of a festive turkey dinner combine to make a Canadian classic, poutine. Instead of deep-frying, sweet potatoes are roasted in a hot oven, acting as a crispy, colourful bed for a quick homemade gravy and cranberry sauce, along with cooked turkey and the requisite cheese curds. Make this poutine the day after a holiday feast and employ your leftovers for a speedier version of this family-style appetizer.
Directions for: Family-Style Holiday Poutine
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Fries2 large sweet potatoes, skin intact, cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips or wedges
2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
tsp salt
Cranberry Sauce (or 1/2 cup prepared cranberry sauce)1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
cup orange juice
2 Tbsp maple syrup
Toppings & Assembly200 g cheese curds
8 oz cooked smoked or roasted turkey meat (not deli meat), shredded
1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary, plus whole fresh rosemary twigs to garnish
2 cups store-bought gravy, heated
Directions
Sweet Potato Fries1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. On a large baking sheet, toss all sweet potato ingredients until sweet potatoes are evenly coated.
3. Roast for 30 to 35 minutes until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork and beginning to brown on the bottom.
Cranberry Sauce (or 1/2 cup prepared cranberry sauce)1. In a medium skillet or small saucepan, bring all cranberry sauce ingredients to a boil. Reduce to medium low. Cook, uncovered, for 5 to 10 minutes, until liquid has reduced and cranberries are burst. Remove from heat, mash cranberries with a fork until desired texture is reached. Set aside.
Toppings & Assembly1. On a warm platter or in a warmed cast-iron skillet (for presentation only), add a bed of fries. Top with cheese curds and turkey. Ladle over gravy (use as much as you prefer; there may be extra), followed by cranberry sauce and chopped rosemary. Garnish with a rosemary twig and serve immediately.
Source and Credits
Recipe courtesy of Allison Day
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