4.7 from 6 votes
Welsh Rarebit
Cheese sauce with silky buttery leeks on crusty slices of sourdough bread, baked until golden and bubbling makes Welsh Rarebit the best comfort food.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
325 kcal
Course:
Lunch, Brunch
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 leek finely chopped
- 2 garlic crushed, cloves
- 4 tbsp flour
- 2-3 cups milk
- ½ tsp paprika
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- nutmeg pinch
- 1 cup cheddar cheese grated, mature
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 4 lices sourdough bread
Instructions
- In a saucepan, melt the butter and fry the leeks and garlic until soft.
- Stir in the flour until a roux is formed and slowly whisk in the milk. I only add 2 cups milk at the beginning to ensure that the sauce isn’t too thin. You want the sauce to be thick enough to not ooze off the toast completely.
- Lower the heat and allow the sauce to cook gently until the ‘floury’ taste has disappeared. Add the seasonings and the cheddar and take off the heat. Stir until the cheese has melted and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
- Heat the broiler/grill of the oven and toast the bread until golden brown on both sides.
- Top with a few spoonfuls of the sauce and place back into the oven. Cook until golden and bubbling then remove from the oven and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
325kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
57g
(19%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
389mg
(16%)
Potassium
338mg
(7%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1750IU
(35%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
158mg
(16%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 325
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 325kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 389mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 338mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1750IU | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 158mg | 16% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.