Jagmeet Singh's Punjabi poutine a hit on social media
A recipe posted on Twitter by federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh of his inspired Thanksgiving dish is proving to be a hit.
On Oct. 14, Singh posted a cooking video of himself making “Punjabi poutine,” which he calls his favourite meal to make at Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is a time for family, good food & one more day of early voting.
So I figured this is a good time to showcase one of my favourite meals to cook when the fam gets together.
Punjabi Poutine! It's like Punjabi & Quebec styles merging 🤯
Happy Thanksgiving! pic.twitter.com/RfyGxV9wUz— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) October 14, 2019
In the video segment, which is titled Cooking wIth Jagmeet, Singh fries up onions and sweet potatoes, while talking to a contest winner about his love of the French language. He explains that the dish is a mix of French Canadian and Punjabi cultures, which pairs traditional spices for the gravy along with fried sweet potatoes and cheese curds.
There appeared to be a lot of interest in Singh’s dish, as he followed up the video by tweeting a shot of the handwritten recipe.
Lots of people are asking about the recipe, so here you go:
Cube sweet potatoes & stir fry in coconut oil
For the gravy, sauté onions, then add the rest of the veggies & season to taste
When sweet potatoes are about ready - add in cheese curds and pour on the gravy!! 🤙🏾 https://t.co/IrnkM4wC76 pic.twitter.com/PQ9xua6xcS— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) October 14, 2019
The video’s been viewed 152,000 times and has inspired a lot of hungry and inspired followers.
Tonight was a dinner conversation about politics with the kids. I decided to make this for them, something new..#punjabipoutine #JagmeetSingh #Election2019 #NDP #AndrewScheer pic.twitter.com/9PsBZfUrt4
— Thomas Conolly (@Thomasjconolly) October 15, 2019
I find that first sautéing certain spices (turmeric and cumin especially) can be a really crucial step to bringing out their flavour and avoiding a grit texture. What do you think? #chefjagmeet #singh4pm #cdnpoli
— Climate plans minus action equals zero 🍊 (@promich) October 15, 2019
As a cook I have to say not bad knife skills Jagmeet!!
— Mamma (@Mamma93169031) October 15, 2019
And he can cook? Knife skills on point you can tell he wasn’t doing this for the first time. Like this guy a lot and happy to be voting @NDP. https://t.co/vaGXl3A4IQ
— KirkTousaw (@KirkTousaw) October 14, 2019
Is it bad to vote for someone based on the creation of punjabi poutine? https://t.co/sTON34Qjxk
— Steven Clark (@TheFwordNB) October 14, 2019
Thanksgiving sweet potatoes inspired by my number one political man, @theJagmeetSingh #punjabipoutine pic.twitter.com/WX6IaPqIbz
— Tia Spookie (@Terrible_Tia) October 15, 2019
I’m still hungry for serious debate on policy, but now I’m also hungry for Punjabi poutine. https://t.co/38UO54TO3C
— Chris Gareau (@chrisgareau) October 14, 2019
#punjabipoutine this what Canada is about.. being thankful for being from an awesome country where we celebrate each other. https://t.co/ymQno7JQgL
— Pantha Vee (@PanthaVohra) October 14, 2019
Which way you decide to vote it’s up to you, but this Punjabi Poutine looks pretty delicious! https://t.co/8ZawkX4sXs
— Cory Shangreaux (@iamshangreaux) October 14, 2019
