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Traditional Welsh Rarebit (Toasted Country Bread with Cheddar and Ale Cheese Sauce)
Classic savory Welsh comfort: thick-cut crusty country bread toasted and smothered in a rich, tangy molten roux of sharp mature Cheddar, British brown ale, English mustard, and Worcestershire sauce, broiled to bubbling perfection.
Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min
Oven
210Ā°C (190Ā°C vent.)
Ingredients
servings
2
- Sharp mature Cheddar cheese, grated200 g
- British brown ale, porter, or stout60 ml
- Butter 82%25 g
- All-purpose flour25 g
- English hot mustard1 tsp
- Worcestershire sauce1 tbsp
- Thick slices of crusty country loaf4 pc
- Pinch of cayenne pepper1 pinch
Preparation Steps
1
Toast thick bread slices on both sides under broiler or in toaster until golden and firm.
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2
Melt butter, whisk in flour for 1 min, then whisk in brown ale until smooth. Stir in mustard, Worcestershire, cayenne, and grated Cheddar over low heat until melted into a thick paste.
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3
Spread thick cheese paste generously over toast right to the crust. Broil at 210Ā°C for 4-5 mins until bubbling with blistered brown spots. Serve piping hot.
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
490
Protein
24g
Carbohydrates
36g
Fat
28g
Allergens
GlutenMilkMustard
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: British & European Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & British Traditional Cookery Archive)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. Ā§ 105) ā¢ 17 U.S.C. Ā§ 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
