Welsh Rarebit (British toast dish)

Name: Welsh Rarebit (British toast dish)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: bread slices 4 pcs; cheddar cheese 180 g; butter 1 tbsp; all-purpose flour 1 tbsp; milk 150 ml; Dijon mustard 1 tsp; Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp; black pepper 0.25 tsp

Quick answer

Total time: 20 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients: 8

About this dish

Unlike cheese simply melted on toast, Welsh rarebit starts with a smooth cheddar sauce built on flour and milk, spread thick and flashed under the broiler until it bubbles and spots brown.

Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sharpen the cheese. To keep the fat from separating, the cheddar is grated ahead and added a handful at a time over the lowest heat, never at a hard boil. Lightly toasting the bread first keeps it from turning soggy under the thick topping. Under the broiler it needs watching the whole time, since the top goes from bubbling to burnt quickly.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmount

bread slices4 pcs

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Grate the 180 g cheddar before cooking so it melts quickly.

Lightly toast all 4 bread slices until the edges feel dry and firm, removing surface moisture without making the bread too dark.
2

Set a small pot over low heat and melt 1 tbsp butter.

Stir in 1 tbsp flour and cook for about 1 minute, stopping when it smells nutty but before the mixture browns.
3

Pour in the 150 ml milk in 3 or 4 additions, whisking smooth after each one to prevent lumps.

Keep the heat low and stir about 2 minutes, until the sauce lightly coats a spoon.
4

Reduce the heat to very low and add the grated cheddar by handfuls, stirring until each portion melts before adding more.

Do not let it boil hard, or the sauce may separate instead of staying glossy.
5

Stir in 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, and 1/4 tsp black pepper.

Stir briefly over low heat to mix.
6

Spread the cheese sauce thickly over each toast, going close to the edges so the bread is well covered.

Broil for 2-3 minutes, watching closely, and remove when the top bubbles with browned spots.