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Upside down hotdish poutine recipe

Upside down hotdish poutine recipe

By Ryan Ho
60’ Prep time
50’ Cook time
110’ Total time
511 Calories
4 Serving
Ryan Ho 0 Followers

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Step 1

Crisp the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove the bacon to a rack and drain off all but a thin coating of the fat. Return the skillet to medium heat. Add the shallot and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the ground beef and season it with 1 teaspoon salt. Brown the beef, breaking it up with a wooden spoon or spatula. Chop the bacon and add that in. Stir in the green beans and cook for a few minutes, until thawed. Remove with a slotted spoon and set the beef mixture aside while you make the gravy.
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Step 2

Discard the juices that remain in the skillet, wipe it out if necessary, and return it to medium heat. Melt the butter and whisk in the flour to make a paste. Cook, whisking, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the pale ale, then add the stock very gradually, in 3 or 4 additions, whisking continuously and allowing the mixture to thicken before each addition. Whisk in the vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, nutmeg, and a bunch of turns of black pepper. Increase the heat and continue whisking frequently until the gravy just begins to simmer, then reduce the heat to low and simmer very gently for 5 minutes, whisking occasionally. Taste and adjust the seasoning as desired.
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Step 3

Bake the tots until very crisp (or air fry them!) according to package directions. Pile them on a serving plate. Top with the ground beef, cheese curds, and the gravy. Top with parsley, write your will.

Ingredient

  • Bacon
    Bacon
  • Red wine vinegar
    Red wine vinegar
  • Worcestershire sauce
    Worcestershire sauce
  • Fresh thyme leaves
    Fresh thyme leaves
  • Freshly grated nutmeg
    Freshly grated nutmeg
  • Shallot
    Shallot
  • (227 grams) frozen chopped green beans
    (227 grams) frozen chopped green beans
  • (56 grams) unsalted butter
    (56 grams) unsalted butter
  • (454 grams) ground beef
    (454 grams) ground beef
  • (65 grams) all-purpose flour
    (65 grams) all-purpose flour
  • (60 grams) pale ale (or substitute low-sodium beef stock)
    (60 grams) pale ale (or substitute low-sodium beef stock)
  • Cheese curds
    Cheese curds
  • (22 ounces) smiley face potato tots
    (22 ounces) smiley face potato tots
  • (480 grams) low-sodium beef stock
    (480 grams) low-sodium beef stock
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