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  • 225g grated, strong cheese such as Cheddar or Cheshire
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 level teaspoon dry mustard
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • Shake of pepper
  • 4 tablespoons beer, Guiness or milk (Guiness gives a stronger flavour)
  • 4 slices bread toasted on 1 side only
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    Method

    • step 1

      Put the cheese, butter, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, flour and pepper into a saucepan.
    • step 2

      Mix well and then add the beer, Guiness or milk to moisten. Do not make it too wet!!
    • step 3

      Stir over a gentle heat until all is melted, and when it is a thickish paste, stop stirring, and swivel it around the saucepan, which it will do quite easily.
    • step 4

      Leave to cool a little, and meanwhile toast the bread on one side only.
    • step 5

      Spread the rarebit over the untoasted side and brown under a hot grill.
    • step 6

      This mixture can be made and kept in the refrigerator for several days if required. Sweet white wine can be used instead of beer and gives a good flavour.
    • step 7

      (From www.welshholidaycottages.com)
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    A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.19 ratings

    smith_george

    Really enjoyed this recipe, will definitely be using it again.

    RJHB

    Haha was a bit thrown by the tablespoon of butter, haha so now there is a tablespoon shaped while in my butter 😂

    pamela.roberts444@gmail.com avatar

    pamela.roberts444@gmail.com

    A star rating of 5 out of 5.

    Delicious. I make extra quantities which then goes very quickly the following day. Gorgeous on Ciabatta with salad.

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    Mark Kingdon

    A star rating of 5 out of 5.

    I enjoy this dish it reminds me of Sunday night tea in the winter when i was a child a very beautiful tasty dish i don’t eat it enough

    ColinJG

    Try adding a raw egg to the mixture instead of milk or beer.

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