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Canadian
Butter Chicken Poutine Dinner
65 min total25 prep40 cook4 servings680 cal
HardClassicFlexitarianContains dairyContains gluten
Crisp fries and cheese curds smothered in creamy butter chicken sauce with tender spiced chicken. A beloved Canadian fusion plate.
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Ingredients
4servings
produce
- 2 lbrusset potatoes
- 3 clovesgarlic
- 1 tbspginger
- 2 tbspfresh cilantro
meat
- 1 lbchicken thighs
dairy
- 1.5 cupcheese curds
- 0.75 cupheavy cream
- 3 tbspunsalted butter
pantry
- 1 cuptomato sauce
- 1.5 tbspgaram masala
- 3 cupvegetable oil
- 1.5 tspsalt
Steps
- Cut potatoes into fries, dry well, and double-fry until crisp; salt and keep warm.
- Cut chicken into bite-size pieces and season with salt and 1 tsp garam masala.
- Sauté chicken in 1 tbsp butter until cooked; set aside.
- In the same pan melt remaining butter; cook garlic and ginger 1 minute.
- Stir in tomato sauce and remaining garam masala; simmer 5 minutes.
- Add cream and chicken; simmer until saucy and smooth, 5 minutes.
- Divide fries into bowls and top with cheese curds.
- Ladle hot butter chicken and sauce over the top.
- Garnish with cilantro.
- Serve immediately with forks.
Tips
- Make the butter chicken sauce slightly thinner than usual so it pours like gravy.
- Keep fries and curds hot before saucing.
- Mild spice works best so the dish stays comforting.
- Garnish with cilantro for freshness.
