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The Ultimate Beef and Mushroom Poutine

Loaded French fries topped with cheese and gravy, what more could you ask for?
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Canadian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Poutine

  • 2 russet potatoes
  • 2 bell peppers diced
  • 3 tbsp sundried tomatoes
  • 1 mozzarella ball or cheese curds if you can find them
  • 1 package cremini mushrooms
  • Garlic salt
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika

Gravy

  • ½ lb steak cut into thin strips
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 tbsp flour

Cheese sauce

  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup half and half
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Cut potatoes into French fry-shaped strips. Wash them with water and dry completely with a paper towel. Toss them in a bowl with the spices and a touch of olive oil. Preheat air fryer and cook in two batches for about 15-16 minutes or until crispy on the outside (give it the basket a shake once in awhile).
  • Meanwhile, use a large pan to sear steak on medium-high heat with a pinch of garlic salt. When it’s golden, add shallots with some olive oil and sauté for a minute. Now add beef stock and lower heat to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered and stirring frequently, until sauce has thickened. To help speed up the thickening, you can mix a tbsp of flour with a tbsp of water and pour this slurry into the beef stock. When thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, drain the gravy into a bowl using a mesh strainer and set aside (save the beef too!).
  • Also meanwhile, sauté the bell peppers and mushrooms with olive oil and a pinch of garlic salt. In another small pan, make cheese sauce but bringing half and half and butter to a simmer and then stirring in nutmeg and cheese until incorporated.
  • Finally, assemble poutine by placing fries on a plate, adding bell peppers, mushrooms, steak, and sundried tomatoes. Spoon over gravy, drizzle with cheese sauce, and top with parsley. Serve warm.
Keyword Air Fryer, French Fries, meat