Easy Traditional Welsh Rarebit Recipes

EASY TRADITIONAL WELSH RAREBIT

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan heat butter and flour over medium heat and stir constantly with a whisk until the roux turns a golden color and smells nutty.
• Add beer and stir well with whisk.
• Add pepper, cayenne, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and nutmeg, bring to a simmer.
• Add cheddar and stir well.
• Continue to cook until cheese is melted and sauce is well developed.
• Turn heat to low and stir occasionally while toasting baguette.
• Toast baguette either in a conventional toaster, toaster oven or under a broiler until golden.
• You may also toast bread in a skillet by coating bread with a light coat of olive oil or butter and browning on one side.
• Serve by plating bread, drizzling or pouring amazing cheese sauce over bread and sprinkle with chives.

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.

TRADITIONAL WELSH RAREBIT

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan oven low heat. Add flour and whisk for 2 to 3 minutes, being careful not to brown the flour. Whisk in Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, and pepper until very smooth. Whisk in beer. Pour in heavy cream and whisk until smooth. Add Cheddar cheese gradually, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Remove cheese sauce from the heat and let cool, about 5 minutes. Whisk in egg yolks.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Toast bread slices on 1 side. Arrange on a baking sheet with the untoasted side facing up. Spoon cheese sauce over the untoasted side.
• Place under the preheated broil until bubbling and golden, 2 to 3 minutes.

EASY WELSH RAREBIT

Steps:

• Heat the grill. Lightly grill the bacon, if used. Slice the tomatoes, if used. Slice the cheese, making enough slices to cover the pieces of bread. Toast the bread lightly on both sides and spread one side with the butter. Arrange the slices of cheese on the buttered side of the toast and put under the grill for 1-2 minutes, until the cheese begins to bubble. Top with the tomato slices, bacon, or pickle and return to the grill for another minute, to heat the topping and brown the cheese. Eat at once.