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Welsh rarebit
VegetarianComfortLunch

Welsh rarebit

A mustardy Cheddar topping turns thick toast into a bubbling, golden lunch.

Prep
10 min
Cook
12 min
Serves
2
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 4thick slices of bread
  • 20 gbutter
  • 20 gplain flour
  • 100 mlale
  • 50 mlmilk
  • 150 gmature Cheddar, grated
  • 1 tspEnglish mustard
  • 1 tspvegetarian Worcestershire-style sauce

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Heat the grill to medium-high and toast the bread on both sides on a baking tray.

    3 minutes
  2. 2.

    Melt the butter in a small saucepan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.

    2 minutes
  3. 3.

    Gradually whisk in the ale and milk, then simmer, stirring, until thick and smooth.

    3 minutes
  4. 4.

    Take off the heat and stir in the cheese, mustard and Worcestershire-style sauce.

    1 minutes
  5. 5.

    Spread the mixture over the toast right to the edges, then grill until bubbling and golden, watching closely.

    3 minutes