Beer

Welsh Rarebit

April 30, 2016
4.5
4 Ratings
Photo by Phaidon
  • Serves 6, as a snack
Author Notes

Adapted from Food & Beer (Phaidon, May 2016) by Daniel Burns and Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø with Joshua David Stein —Daniel Burns

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 50 grams butter
  • 50 grams all-purpose flour
  • 135 grams stout beer, such as Even More Jesus
  • 375 grams heavy cream
  • 3 grams mustard powder
  • 1 gram cayenne pepper
  • 300 grams aged cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 loaf Polish rye bread
  • Worcestershire sauce
Directions
  1. In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Once melted, whisk in the flour, and cook until the color shifts slightly darker, about 4 minutes. Add half the stout, making sure the beer is fully incorporated into the roux before adding the rest. Add half the cream, making sure it is fully incorporated into the mixture before adding the rest. Whisk in the mustard and cayenne to incorporate fully with no lumps. Cook until the mixture thickens nicely, 5 to 7 minutes. Be careful not to burn the bottom of the pan. Reduce the heat to medium-low and slowly add the cheddar, whisking after each addition. Be mindful of the heat: if the cheese begins to separate from the roux, cut the flame entirely. Let the rarebit mixture cool completely.
  2. Slice the bread 1¼-inch/3cm thick and toast until golden. Let cool and top each slice with 75 grams of rarebit mixture. Use an offset spatula to spread the mixture evenly over the top of bread. Broil (grill) until bubbling and slightly darkened. Drizzle Worcestershire sauce over the hot rarebit, slice into 5 pieces, and serve immediately.

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Daniel Burns

Recipe by: Daniel Burns

Chef at Luksus and Co-Author of Food & Beer

3 Reviews

jp May 3, 2018
How long do you suppose the prepared rarebit mixture can sit before slathering it on the toast?
 
Steven W. October 15, 2017
Maybe one day Americans will mo be to metric, but is there a version of this already converted?
 
Steven W. October 15, 2017
Move, not mo be.