Traditional Welsh Rarebit
Ingredients
- 4 slices thick bread
- 28 g unsalted butter
- 16 g all-purpose flour
- 80 ml (79 ml) dark beer/ale, room temperature
- ¾ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 2 cups/8 ounces (226 grams) aged/mature/sharp white cheddar cheese, grated
Instructions
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Toast the bread on both sides.
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To a saucepan, add the butter over medium heat. When the butter is melted and sizzling, whisk in the flour and cook for a minute. Continue whisking until the flour is well mixed and not lumpy. Slowly pour in the ale while whisking, then the Worcestershire sauce and mustard powder. Use a spatula and stir in the cheese until it is completely melted and the sauce is smooth.
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Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl to slightly cool and thicken.
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Preheat broiler (oven grill).
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Spread the cheese sauce on all of the slices of bread. Broil until bubbly and browned. Serve immediately
Notes
Nutrition
Serving size 1
Calories 409 calories
Fat 27 grams fat
Saturated fat 15 grams saturated fat
Unsaturated fat 9 grams unsaturated fat
Trans fat 1 gram trans fat
Cholesterol 76 milligrams cholesterol
Sodium 564 milligrams sodium
Carbohydrates 21 grams carbohydrates
Fibre 1 gram fibre
Sugar 2 grams sugar
Protein 17 grams protein
Imported from Mela.
