Description
A decadent breakfast dish featuring crispy French fries, creamy cheese curds, and poached eggs drizzled with rich hollandaise sauce.
Ingredients
- French fries (frozen or homemade)
- Cheese curds (fresh or queso blanco/feta as substitute)
- Eggs (farm-fresh)
- Unsalted butter
- Egg yolks
- Lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the French fries: Cook your frozen French fries according to package instructions, or slice fresh potatoes into even-sized strips, season with salt, and bake or fry until golden and crispy.
- Add the cheese curds: While fries are piping hot, shower the crispy fries with cheese curds, allowing them to begin melting into a gooey embrace.
- Poach the eggs: Bring water to a gentle simmer in a saucepan. Crack an egg into a small bowl, then gently slide it into the water, cooking until the whites are set, but the yolks are still runny. Repeat with all eggs.
- Make the hollandaise sauce: In your heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt the butter until clear. In a mixing bowl, vigorously whisk together the egg yolks, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until the mixture thickens and becomes pale.
- Combine the sauce: Gradually drizzle in the warm melted butter into the yolk mixture while whisking continuously, creating a luscious, thick hollandaise sauce.
- Assemble: Generously pour the warm hollandaise over the fries and cheese curds. Carefully place poached eggs on top, allowing the yolks to cascade over the cheese as you cut into them.
- Season and serve: Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper if desired, then enjoy immediately!
Notes
Make-ahead tips: You can prepare the hollandaise sauce in advance and gently reheat it. Customize the poutine with sautéed mushrooms or crispy bacon bits for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Poaching, Baking
- Cuisine: Canadian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 700
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 45g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 300mg
Keywords: breakfast, poutine, brunch, eggs, hollandaise