Traditional Welsh Rarebit
Ingredients
- 4 slices thick bread
- 28 g unsalted butter
- 16 g all-purpose flour
- 80 ml (79 ml) dark beer/ale, room temperature
- ¾ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 2 cups/8 ounces (226 grams) aged/mature/sharp white cheddar cheese, grated
Instructions
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Toast the bread on both sides.
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To a saucepan, add the butter over medium heat. When the butter is melted and sizzling, whisk in the flour and cook for a minute. Continue whisking until the flour is well mixed and not lumpy. Slowly pour in the ale while whisking, then the Worcestershire sauce and mustard powder. Use a spatula and stir in the cheese until it is completely melted and the sauce is smooth.
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Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl to slightly cool and thicken.
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Preheat broiler (oven grill).
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Spread the cheese sauce on all of the slices of bread. Broil until bubbly and browned. Serve immediately
Notes
Nutrition
**Serving size** 1
**Calories** 409 calories
**Fat** 27 grams fat
**Saturated fat** 15 grams saturated fat
**Unsaturated fat** 9 grams unsaturated fat
**Trans fat** 1 gram trans fat
**Cholesterol** 76 milligrams cholesterol
**Sodium** 564 milligrams sodium
**Carbohydrates** 21 grams carbohydrates
**Fibre** 1 gram fibre
**Sugar** 2 grams sugar
**Protein** 17 grams protein
Imported from Mela.
