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Vegan Poutine

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Canadian, French Canadian
Keyword: french fries, poutine, vegan cheese
Prep Time: 1 day 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Author: unarosevegan
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Ingredients

  • 1 package frozen French fries
  • Canola oil for frying

Vegan Cheese

  • 1 cup  cashews
  • 1 1/4 cups cashew water from cooking
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast plus 1 tablespoon
  • 1/4 cup tapioca starch plus 1 tablespoon
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon stevia seasoning  or any salt free seasoning

Vegan Gravy:

  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat flour or gluten free flour
  • 1-2 teaspoon stevia seasoning or any salt free seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

Make the cheese:

  • The day before, in a medium pot, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add the cashews and boil for 10 minutes.
  • Pour cashews through sieve over a medium size bowl. Transfer the cashews to a high-speed blender. Do not discard the cooking water.
  • Combine the nutritional yeast, tapioca starch, lemon juice, and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of the reserved cooking water in a blender. Blend sauce for 2-3 minutes on high speed, until completely smooth. Add more water if needed to create a thick, creamy sauce.
  • Pour the mixture back into the pot and heat, stirring over medium heat. Clumps should immediately begin to form.
  • Continue stirring for 10- 15 minutes, or until the sauce is thickened and stretchy. Remove the pot from the heat and set aside.
  • Let cool and pour into a flat container. Let cool completely.
  • Once cooled, place in the freezer and freeze until frozen.
  • Once frozen, place in the microwave for 1 minute until slightly thawed. Cut cheese into cubes. Place in bowl and refrigerate until ready for use.

Make the gravy:

  • Place all the ingredients except for the flour in a medium sized pot. Heat and stir over medium high heat until boiling.
  • Once boiling, remove from heat and stir in the flour. Return pot to the heat. Cook and stir over medium low until thickened.
  • Remove from heat and set aside.

Frying the french fries:

  • Heat a little oil in a large pan or wok pan over medium high heat. Once hot, add the frozen french fries.
  • Let them fry, stirring and flipping them occasionally for a 5-8 minutes until crisp and browned.
  • Remove from heat.

Making the poutine:

  • Place fries on four plates or bowls. Top with each with a generous amount of gravy and a 1/2 cup of cubed cheese.
  • Serve hot.