The #NBAXmas Cookbook offers an interactive and festive experience where NBA Fans can try recipes from all 30 teams’ home markets.
Each team was challenged to showcase a recipe that best represents their region’s most iconic culinary food. This recipe ranges from a favorite snack, dish or dessert that is unique to the team and fanbase.
Find the origin of each recipe and everything you need to create it yourself below.
Scotiabank Arena Triple Bacon Poutine
Raptors fans have had a long and storied love affair with poutine at Scotiabank Arena. From Spicy Korean versions to Portuguese Churrasco flavors and even Vegan Mushroom and Arugula, all of our Poutinerie’s creations have brought big Canadian smiles to the fans, even on the coldest nights.
One of Toronto’s nicknames before Drake started repping the 6ix is Hogtown. So this year we introduced the Triple Bacon Poutine with three different pork preparations all made in house with our fresh cut fries, Quebec cheese curds and of course gravy to pay tribute to our history.
Ingredients:
| 12 oz. house made fries |
| 4 oz. cheese curds |
| 1.5 oz. 5 year aged white cheddar |
| 4 oz. gravy |
| 4 oz. bacon bites (freshly made) |
| 2 oz. beer brazed maple glazed double smoked bacon |
| 2 pieces pancetta rounds (thinly sliced and baked to crisp) |
| Finely sliced chives |
Directions:
- Slowly reheat bacon bits on a flat top and reserve for service, allowing excess fat to drain
- Add diced double smoked bacon to a clean pan at medium-high heat
- Allow to caramelize on all sides and add in a teaspoon of the maple glaze
- Bring just to a simmer and reserve for service
- Reheat pancetta rounds, but do not allow to overcook
- For pick up cook and crisps house-made fries
- Season well with salt
- Toss cheese curds and smoked cheddar right through the dish
- Toss with gravy
- Add bacon bits, glazed double-smoked bacon, 2 pancetta rounds and garnish with finely sliced chives
