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Welsh rarebit with tomato served, in cheese sauce, on toast, with fresh tomato pieces
Cheesy Welsh Rarebit served with baked tomatoes on toast

Welsh Rarebit with Tomato

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Quick Meals Side Dishes
The acidity of baked tomato brilliantly cuts through the richness of the cheese and butter roux. In this version, we do not mix the tomato into the sauce (where it would water it down), but layer it: the tomato goes directly onto the bread, or is baked on top of the cheese to caramelise.
🕒 Prep Time 10 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 25 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 420 kcal
🌍 Cuisine British

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Baking tray
  • Knife

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Mustard
⚠️ Fish (in Worcestershire sauce)

Instructions

1 ✓

Prepare the beer base: heat the butter, fry the flour in it, then pour in the beer and cook until thick.

Tip: The beer will foam when poured onto the hot roux, this is normal.
2 ✓

Remove from the heat, stir in the cheese and spices (mustard, Worcestershire, cayenne).

Tip: The cayenne pepper adds a little heat which goes well with tomato.
3 ✓

Toast the bread slices on both sides.

Tip: Toasting seals the surface of the bread so it absorbs less moisture.
4 ✓

Spread the cheese cream on the bread, then press 1-2 slices of tomato into the centre.

Tip: The tomato bakes into the cheese during cooking.
5 ✓

Place under the grill until the cheese blisters and the edge of the tomato browns.

Tip: Careful, the tomato will be very hot!

Recipe FAQ

Does the tomato make the bread soggy?
If you put the tomato under the cheese layer, yes. That's why it's better to spread the cream on the toast and press the tomato slice into the centre.
What beer goes with it?
A full-bodied brown beer (Stout or Porter) gives the best, deepest flavour.

Ingredients

  • 200 g Cheddar cheese (grated)
  • 30 g Butter
  • 1 tbsp Plain flour
  • 150 ml Brown ale (or milk)
  • 2 pc Tomato (sliced)
  • 1 tsp English mustard
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pinch Cayenne pepper
  • 4 slice Thick bread