Traditional Welsh Rarebit Recipe - Culinary Ginger (2024)

FAQs

How do you make James Martin Welsh rarebit? ›

Put the cheese, mustard, Worcester sauce and Tabasco sauce in and stir until melted. Beat in the egg yolks and flour and gently cook for a further 2 minutes. Evenly spoon over the bread and bacon then spoon the cheese mix all over and bake for 5 minutes until golden and bubbly.

Cheese on toast is made by grilling slices of pure cheese on toasted bread whereas welsh rarebit is a grilled cheese based sauce made from cheese, flour, beer and often added egg.

You can use your favorite local beer, mustard, and any strong Cheddar cheese in this recipe. If you don't like beer, you can replace it with milk; it will still taste great! This traditional Welsh rarebit recipe is comfort food at its best.

We've discontinued our Welsh Rarebit, Robert. We're glad you enjoyed it though and will take note that you'd like to see it back!

The original 18th-century name of the dish was the jocular "Welsh rabbit", which was later reinterpreted as "rarebit", as the dish contains no rabbit. Variants include English rabbit, Scotch rabbit, buck rabbit, golden buck, and blushing bunny.

Welsh rarebit, a traditional British dish consisting of toasted bread topped with a savory cheddar cheese sauce that typically includes such ingredients as beer or ale, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, mustard, and paprika. If an egg is served atop the dish, it is called buck rarebit.

An indulgent twist on the more traditional Welsh Rarebit. This savoury treat is expertly made by combining our West Country Farmhouse Cheddar with Worcestershire sauce, mustard, a whole egg and a drop of Fortnum's Ale with dry-cured bacon. A favourite in our restaurants.

My favourite is a golden ale, which brings a fantastic hoppy, boozy flavour, without being domineering. Stout or Guinness can be a delicious addition to a Welsh rarebit, but they can be potent: cut them with milk (75g of each) to prevent the sauce becoming overwhelming.

"Le Welsh" (Welsh rarebit or rabbit) is a dish often found on the menus of brasseries in the North, especially near the coast. This old substitute dish originated in Wales and, according to the "legend", came to the Opal Coast during the 1st World War.

“Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend” was a popular comic strip series from the New York Telegram by illustrator Winsor McCay. Launched in 1904, McKay's most successful cartoon strip always began with the same premise –a portly gentleman overindulges in a dinner of Welsh rarebit, a cheese fondue over toast.

What is the difference between Welsh rarebit and hot brown? ›

The Hot Brown is a variation of the classic Welsh Rarebit, but it's bumped up with added turkey and bacon.

An indulgent savoury treat, this potted-version is made to the exact recipe that's been used at Fortnum's for decades – cheddar cheese mixed with mustard, Worcestershire sauce, a whole egg and a drop of Fortnum's Ale.

This Stouffer's Welsh Rarebit microwave dish includes creamy cheese sauce made with 100% real cheddar cheese.

Welsh rarebit sauce typically includes butter, milk, beer, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, salt, and Cheddar cheese.

To make butter put the cream into a kitchen aid with a whisk attachment. Whisk on high until the cream separates into butter and buttermilk, spoon into a sieve lined with muslin and strain off. Mix the butter with any of the above and season.

To make the gravy: Drain all juices from the turkey roasting tray into a clean saucepan. Add 1 tbsp of Bovril or Marmite yeast extract. Bring to the boil and reduce. To thicken add 25g softened butter to another pan with 25g plain flour and mix together to form a paste.

To make the melba toast, put the bread onto a baking tray, toast under a hot grill on both sides. Remove the crusts and the slice through the bread horizontally. Rub the underside on the board to remove any excess crumbs, cut each piece into two triangles put back on the tray untoasted side up and toast until golden.

There is no doubt that Wales produces some seriously good cheeses. It ranges from cheddars to Caerphilly and includes blue, hard, smoked, soft, washed rind and made from cow, ewe, goat, unpasteurised and organic milk.