Paleo Poutine

Yeah it happened, paleo poutine. What is poutine? It's a French-Canadian dish involving french fries, cheese curds, and gravy. It doesn't exactly qualify as a paleo approved dish, but I was up for the challenge. With a few tips from PaleOMG and some improvising I made it happen.

Why poutine? WHY NOT?

Ingredients

• Sweet potatoes
• Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper
• Ground Meats of Various Varieties (redundant?)
• Meat Seasoning (I like cumin and chili)
• Onion
• Green Bell Pepper
• Garlic
• Cauliflower
• Stock
• Coconut flower or another paleo thickening agent

Forget french fries, we went for the baked sweet potato fry. This is where it gets weird, no cheese curds. Instead, we replaced them with roasted cauliflower bites. Gravy? We added meat for powerful protein and deliciousnessness. Then we topped it all off with sautéed onions, peppers, and jalenpenos. 

I know, it looks nothing like normal poutine (probably doesn't a whole lot like it either), but it was delicious. 

   

Directions

1. Fire up the oven to 400F
2. Chop up the potatoes into french fry sized piece and cut the floretes in cheese curd sized chunks.
3. Cover your veggies with olive oil, salt and pepper. Add some garlic or cayenne if you're feeling adventurous.
4. Bake the taters and cauliflower for about 25 minutes.   
5. Sautee chopped onions and garlic in a pan, adding in the meat mixture after they turn translucent.
6. Add your meat seasonings into the pan.
7. Start your gravy by heating olive oil, butter, or your favorite fat in a sauce pan. Add the flour and create a roux. 
8. Once the roux has been assembled add the stock (homemade is best) then reduce and allow to thicken
9. Chop and sauté the peppers, onions (and jalepenos) for the toppings
10. Assemble and enjoy.