Bean Rarebit Recipes

REAL WELSH RAREBIT

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat; blend in the flour, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce; continue cooking and stirring until the mixture is smooth and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; gradually stir in the milk; return to heat and stir continually until the mixture comes to a boil. Slowly pour in the beer; cook 1 minute more while still stirring. Melt the Cheddar cheese into the mixture in small portions until completely incorporated. Remove from heat.

BEAN RAREBIT

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir flour and salt into onion until flour forms a paste, 1-2 minutes. Gradually whisk milk and mustard into onion mixture and bring to a simmer, whisking constantly until the sauce thickens, 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in cheddar cheese and white beans into sauce until cheese melts into sauce, 5-7 minutes. Serve over buttered toast.

WELSH RAREBIT

Steps:

• Put butter in a saucepan over medium heat and, as it melts, stir in flour. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and very fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in mustard and cayenne, then whisk in beer and Worcestershire sauce.
• When mixture is uniform, turn heat to low and stir in cheese, again stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and pour into a broad container to set (you can refrigerate for up to a day at this point).
• Spread mixture thickly on toast and put under broiler until bubbly and edges of toast are crisp. Serve immediately.