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Welsh Rarebit

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Welsh Rarebit

A rich, tangy cheese sauce spread thick on toast and grilled until bubbling — the great British savoury snack. Stirring in the cheese and egg yolk off the heat rather than over it is what keeps the sauce thick and glossy instead of splitting into a greasy mess.

Total time
20 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
British
vegetarian

Ingredients

250gstrong cheddar cheese, grated
2 tbspbutter
2 tbspplain flour
3 tbspbrown ale or stout
1 tspEnglish mustard
1 tspWorcestershire sauce
1egg yolk
4 thick sliceswhite bread, toasted
cayenne pepper and paprikato serve

Instructions

1

Melt butter in a saucepan. Add flour and stir 1 minute to make a roux.

2

Add ale, mustard and Worcestershire. Stir until smooth.

3

Remove from heat. Stir in cheese and egg yolk until thick and glossy.

4

Spread generously onto toast and place under a hot grill.

5

Grill until golden and bubbling. Dust with cayenne and paprika. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
159
Protein
3.8g
Fat
7.9g
Carbs
18.1g
Fiber
0.9g
Sodium
162mg

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