Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit)
This is a French version (as served in brasseries in northern France) of the traditional Welsh rarebit. It contains boiled ham as well as the usual toasted bread and Cheddar cheese melted in beer.
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Last modified on: February 2nd 2014
Keywords for this recipe:Welsh rarebitToastCheddarBeer
600 g cheese
4 slices ham
2 teaspoons 
600 ml beer
4 slices 
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 9 min. | 24 min. | 33 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Grate the cheese, preferably cheddar.
Grate the cheese, preferably cheddar.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Fry 4 slices ham, cut in half, in 2 teaspoons olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Allow it to colour slightly on both sides.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Using the same pan, without cleaning it, pour in 600 ml beer and bring to the boil.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Turn down the heat and add the cheese.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stir gently but constantly until the cheese melts and mixes with the beer. Pepper.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Take a small oven-proof dish and place 1/2 a slice of ham in the bottom, then a slice of toasted bread on top...
Stage 7 - 1 min.
...then the other half of the ham.
Stage 8 - 10 min.
Pour the melted cheese over and bake (or put under the grill) to brown the top lightly.
Serve piping hot.
Serve piping hot.
Remarks
It is important to use Cheddar cheese, the orange variety keeps the right mood. Use whatever beer you prefer. I like to use a Belgian white beer.
You can also serve Welsh rabbit with a fried egg sat on top (sometimes known as a buck rabbit).
You can also serve Welsh rabbit with a fried egg sat on top (sometimes known as a buck rabbit).
Keeping
Should be eaten right away.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,030 Kcal or 12,686 Kj | 194 gr | 244 gr | 206 gr |
| 152 % | 75 % | 23 % | 31 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 188 Kcal or 787 Kj | 12 gr | 15 gr | 13 gr |
| 9 % | 5 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 758 Kcal or 3,174 Kj | 49 gr | 61 gr | 52 gr |
| 38 % | 19 % | 6 % | 8 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Winemaker's toast, Kérinou slices, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Aligot, Croque-monsieur complet, ... All |
 | Beer: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endive and beer soup, Gratin du Nord, Ch'ti mussel tarts, Carbonnade, ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Buttonhole" quail eggs, Pan con tomate, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Comtoise endive salad, Baked leek and Camembert slices, ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Potato and two ham gratin, Ham "friand" pie, Potted meat (rillettes), Mozzarella pasta bake, Two-cheese quiche, ... All |
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