Welsh Rarebit

Welsh Rarebit has no rabbit in it! The story goes that the name originates from an old the idea that a Welsh substitute is a poor one. So when meat was unavailable, people had Welsh Rabbit, which in essence is just cheese on toast. But it has become so much more than that. The recipe is a fairly simple cheese sauce poured over toast.

Welsh Rarebit

Ingredients:

·         ¼ cup butter

·         ¼ cup all purpose flour

·         Salt

·         Pepper

·         ¼ tsp dry mustard

·         ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

·         2 drops hot sauce (optional)

·         1 ½ cup milk

·         ½ pound Cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions:

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat;
2. blend in the flour, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce
3. Continue cooking and stirring until the mixture is smooth and bubbly
4. Remove from heat; gradually stir in the milk; return to heat and stir continually until the mixture comes to a boil.
5. Melt the Cheddar cheese into the mixture in small portions until completely incorporated.
6. Remove from heat.

 

Serve over English Muffins or Toast