Welsh rabbit

Name: Welsh rabbit
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 egg yolk; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce, or more to taste; 5 tbsp double cream; 150 g (5 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated; sea salt and pepper; sea salt and pepper; 1 tsp English mustard; 8 thick slices of bread (cut from a small bloomer); 4 tbsp Guinness

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

British Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2005

About

For years I thought it was ‘rarebit’, but I was persuaded otherwise by various reputable food writers. Anyway, refined cheese on toast with a few savoury additions is what it is.

Ingredients

4 tbsp Guinness
5 tbsp double cream
150 g

Europe
United Kingdom
Savoury
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Well in advance of serving, pour the Guinness into a small pan and simmer until reduced by half. Add the cream and simmer again until reduced by two thirds. Leave to cool.
Preheat the grill to medium. Add the cheese, egg yolk, Worcestershire sauce and mustard to the reduced Guinness and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Toast the bread on both sid