Foryoueats: The Ultimate Poutine Recipe

Ingredients

• For the Gravy (See Note):
• 1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil
• 2 pounds beef oxtails
• 1 pound beef marrow bones
• 1 pound veal bones
• 1 pound chicken necks, backs, or legs
• 2 medium carrots, roughly chopped
• 1 stalk celery, roughly chopped
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 4 medium cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
• 1 quart homemade chicken stock or low-sodium broth
• 3 quarts water
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• Kosher salt
• For the Fries:
• 4 large skin-on russet potatoes (about 2 pounds), cut into 1/4-inch sticks on a mandoline
• 2 quarts peanut oil
• 12 ounces freshly made white cheddar cheese curds (preferably not more than 24 hours old), either store-bought or homemade , at room temperature and broken into bite-size pieces