Poutine for dinner! Yep, nevermind that the base is French fries, and sure I could have baked them, but no—especially, not after I made the beer braised short ribs. Something that is pretty awesome on it’s own or served over some creamy polenta if you have to skip the fries.
The poutine is where it’s at! Seriously. You are going to love it even more because I swapped the usual brown gravy for a Newcastle Brown Ale gravy. The beer gives it another dimension and also makes the ensemble seem not so heavy.
Sure this recipe takes a little more time than, say, take-out, but it’s worth it. Start by making the beer-braised short ribs a day ahead then the poutine sauce hours before, so that when you are ready to eat, the fries are all that’s needed.
And if you are really adverse to deep-frying out of laziness, buy the fries. Want to avoid the calories? Bake the fries. Want a non-carb option? Do root fries—fried or baked—you have choices.
See, plenty of options, so now you have no excuse—go get your poutine on! Whatever you do, don’t skip the Newcastle Brown Ale, America’s number one brown ale. It’s the easy way to take dishes like this from good to great.
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*This is a sponsored post from Newcastle Brown Ale. However all content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Newcastle Brown Ale-Braised Short Rib Poutine
Ingredients
- Fries
- · 4 large russet (baking) potatoes
- · 8 cups vegetable oil
- Newcastle Brown Ale Gravy
- · 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
- · 3 tablespoons minced shallot
- · 1/2 cup Newcastle Brown Ale
- · 1 tablespoon water
- · 3/4 teaspoon cornstarch
- · 1 cup beef or veal demi-glace
- · 1 teaspoon coarsely cracked black pepper
- · Salt and pepper
- · 5 oz cheese curds
- · beer braised short ribs (recipe follows)
Instructions
Preparation: Wash and clean potatoes; cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch sticks. Rinse potatoes in cold water until water runs clear; drain and pat dry until water is absorbed.
Pour enough oil into a large heavy bottom pan to submerge 1 cup of potatoes by 1/2 inch (about 8 cups in a 5 quart pot). Heat oil to 375 degrees F.
To make sauce: Place butter in large heavy bottom saucepan and cook until browned and fragrant. Add shallots, cook and stir until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. Add Newcastle Brown Ale, bring to a boil and reduce by half, about 3-5 minutes. In the meantime, stir together water and cornstarch until mixture is well combined for a slurry. Add 1 cup of beef broth into Newcastle mixture and bring to a boil. Stir in cornstarch slurry and bring to a boil once more; cook and stir until sauce thickens, about 2-3 minutes.
Remove from heat, add salt and pepper to taste.
To make fries: Heat oven to 200F. Line two baking sheets with paper towels; set aside. Fry potatoes in batches, stirring occasionally until golden, about 5-6 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer fries to paper towel lined baking sheet and transfer to heated oven to keep warm. Make sure oil is returned to 375 degrees before frying next batch.
To serve: Plate fries, layer with cheese curds, gravy and short ribs.
Notes
Newcastle Brown Ale-Braised Short Ribs
• 4 lb. beef short ribs, cut into 4-inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 large shallots, minced
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion (about 1 onion)
• 1 cup chopped carrots (about 2 large carrots)
• 1 cup chopped celery (about 2 celery ribs)
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 14 oz. beef broth
• 2 bottles Newcastle Brown Ale
• 1 14oz. can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
Instructions:
Cut and separate ribs into four pieces; pat dry. Mix together dry mustard, salt and pepper. Rub seasoning onto ribs.
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pot over high heat, quickly brown all sides of ribs (make sure not to crowd ribs when browning). Transfer meat and to a large plate; set aside.
Heat 3 tablespoon canola oil over medium high heat. Add shallots, carrots, celery, and bay leaves to pot and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 3-5 minutes. Stir in cumin, dry mustard, smoked paprika and tomato paste. Add broth, beer, and tomatoes, then add ribs with any juices and bring to a boil.
Heat oven to 375 degree F. Cover pot and transfer to lower third rack. Braise until meat is fork tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Remove from oven, skim off fat and discard bay leaves. Separate and shred meat away from bones.
yes, all the yes! I am slightly obsessed with poutine and this is nothing short of amazing.
Naomi, oh my gawd!!!! POUTINE is one of my faves!!!!! and your brown ale braised short rib poutine looks freaking amazing!!!!!! I LOVE this!
Now that’s a mouth watering poutine!
Can you believe I’ve never tried poutine? Crazy since I love potatoes and gravy. And FRENCH FRIES!
Considering I am Canadian, I obviously LOVE poutine! And with some ale? This is AWESOME! Pinned!
This dish looks so wintry and comforting! I love the idea of serving it over root veg- although I’ve never been one to turn down a french fry, lol!
These fries have josh’s name written all over them!
I can’t believe you made poutine!! It’s the one recipe I’d take to a desert island..I love it!!
This looks too awesome for words. Beer braised ANYTHING is perfection!
Newcastle is one of my favorite beers! And this poutine is exactly what I want to eat when drinking a beer!
I have never had poutine- but this looks amazing!
YESSS. Poutine is the BEST and you just made it a million times better! 🙂
Ha, I’m getting ready to bake with New Castle as I type this! It’s perfect in recipes. This sounds AMAZING.
Yes, to all the poutine! I had never heard about this crazy dish until I moved to Michigan (a state that knows how to do poutine well ;). Your version looks fantastic, especially since short ribs are involved!
There is just so much to love. Love the beer. Love the short rib. Love poutine. You know the way to a Canadian’s heart.
wow! my husband would love this!
I love the beer and love the fries. I guess which means i love it all!
Girl I would devour this!!
Oh doe this look great!! Want this for apres ski 🙂
Perfect football game food Naomi!! Thinking ahead to Superbowl!!
This is EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!! Making ASAP!
Oh I’m so getting my poutine on! This is what poutine dreams are made of!
Nothing beats a day of football with a beer and a pile of poutine!!