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    Updated: Sep 26, 2023 by Marc Matsumoto · 2 Comments

    Welsh Rabbit

    Welsh Rabbit (a.k.a. Welsh Rarebit) is a delicious hot cheesy mess served on toast. It doesn't contain any rabbits, but for my version I've infused the cheese sauce with stout and mustard before spreading it on toast and browning the tops in the broiler.
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    A delicious melty mess, Welsh Rabbit is an easy pub favorite with a stout infused cheese sauce browned on toasts (and no bunny rabbits).

    British cuisine often ends up being the butt of culinary jokes, but for the most part the reputation is ill-deserved. I've found inspiration in Pub Fare for this elevated Mint and Lamb Shepherd's Pie, for instance. And there is an elegant comfort in this Welsh classic that makes it more than an easy snack, and quite possibly the tastiest way to eat a piece of toast.

    Although there is no rabbit in this dish, it's called Welsh Rabbit. What it does contain is stout, mustard, cream, and loads of cheese mixed into a roux. The resulting sauce is rich and intensely cheesy, with earthy undertones thanks to the stout. Honestly, it would be just delicious eaten out of the pot with some bread as a fondue, but what really makes this dish pop is that it's grilled atop a slice of bread until golden brown. The high temperature not only toasts the bread, it also toasts the top surface of the cheese, giving it a thin skin of browned cheesy goodness that conceals a layer of molten cheese underneath.

    With a delicious porter infused cheddar cheese sauce browned on toasts, Welsh Rabbit is a delicious vegetarian dish with a misleading name.

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    Welsh Rabbit

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    Prep Time 2 minutes mins
    Cook Time 8 minutes mins
    Total Time 10 minutes mins
    Yield 4 toasts

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    Ingredients 

    • 1 tablespoon cultured unsalted butter
    • 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
    • ¼ cup stout
    • ⅓ cup heavy cream
    • 85 grams Cheddar cheese (shredded)
    • pickled mustard seeds (for garnish)
    • ground black pepper black (to taste)
    • flat-leaf parsley (minced, for garnish)

    Instructions

    • Add the butter and flour to a small saucepan and heat over medium-low heat, until the mixture is bubbly, but the before the flour browns.
    • Add the mustard and stout and quickly whisk the mixture together until smooth.
    • Stir in the cream until the mixture is smooth.
    • Add the cheese a little bit at a time, stirring constantly the prevent the rabbit from burning or breaking. Taste and add salt if needed.
    • Pour the mixture over sliced bread and then put the bread in a toaster oven to brown the cheese and toast the bread.
    • Garnish with pickled mustard seeds, black pepper and parsley and serve immediately.
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    1. KimNB says

      August 31, 2016 at 8:40 pm

      I must admit to growing up with the rarebit name but sources definitely show that rabbit came first. However since both have been in use for over 200 years I think either can safely be used. Your recipe is a beautifully smooth and creamy version. There are two (or more) variants of a rabbit, this one which is bechemel based and another where the cheese is melted directly into beer or milk yielding a less creamy sauce more like melted cheese. I have yet to decide which I like better. I suggest toasting the bread before adding the rabbit to help prevent the bread from going soggy.

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    2. Marc Matsumoto says

      September 01, 2016 at 12:41 am

      Hi Kim, a quick search on google shows more people spelling it "rarebit" than rabbit these days so there's nothing wrong with calling it rarebit. But I know there are some sticklers about naming and spelling and figured I'd go with the original to avoid conflict. Good call on toasting the bread first, but I kind of enjoyed the way the sauce seeped into one side of the bread and the other side was crusty. It kind of reminds me of how fruit juices penetrate into a pie crust rendering one side soft and other side flakey.

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