Spent all day on this

Alright crazy fat boy dinner time. My girlfriend wanted poutine, I wanted pot roast. Spent all day doing both from scratch.

Fries were russets I cut into about 1/4" fries, then rinsed and brined into a white vinegar & water mixture for about 5 hours.

The pot roast was chuck roast sear in bacon grease, carrots, celery, 2 huge onions, an entire garlic head, mushrooms, balsamic & apple cidar vinegar, merlot red wine, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, celery salt, and beef stock.

Did a first round of frying on the fries with vegetable oil and about a 1/2 cup of beef tallow for about a minute at 350.

Finished them at about 360F for 4-5 minutes until crispy and golden brown.

The poutine was made of the fries tossed in butter and fresh diced garlic, maldon salt, then topped with garlic cheese curds and gravy.

Gravy was a roux made with 2 tbsp of GF all purpose flour, 2 tbsp of butter, 2 cups of beef stock, 1 cup of chicken stock, a big chunk of beef from the pot roast, 1/4 cup heavy cream, probably a tbsp of garlic, sprinkle of salt and pepper. I brought to a boil and realized it wouldn't be as thick as I wanted so I made a slurry of 1 tbsp of cornstarch and 1 tbsp water. Made it much thicker and able to coat a spoon.

This was one of the best and heaviest dinners I have made in awhile. Will never buy frozen fries again, as the texture and flavor these were so much better, I just cant justify buying frozen including cost. I made about 6lbs so I froze what I did 1 round of frying on and didnt eat.

Hope you all had a great night.