Welsh rarebit

Name: Welsh rarebit
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200g mature cheddar, grated; 4 thick slices of bread; 25g butter; 1 tbsp plain flour; 75ml ale or milk; 1 tsp English mustard; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 egg yolk

Thick slices of toast under a sharp cheddar, ale and mustard sauce, grilled until bubbling.

Nut free

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.50 a head

2 servings

Ingredients

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200 gmature cheddargrated
4thick slices of bread
25 gbutter
1 tbspplain flour
75 mlale or milk
1 tspEnglish mustard
1 tbspWorcestershire sauce
1egg yolk

Method

1
Melt the butter in a small pan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the ale and stir until thick.
1 min
2
Take off the heat and beat in the cheese, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and egg yolk until smooth. Season with pepper.
3
Heat the grill to high and toast the bread lightly on both sides.
4
Spread the cheese mixture thickly over the toast, right to the edges.
5
Grill for 3 minutes until bubbling and flecked with brown.
3 min

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