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Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit)

Name: Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit)
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 g cheese; 2 slices ham; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 300 ml beer; 2 slices bread; Pepper

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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Duration

35 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 14^th 2026

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 300 g cheese
2 2 slices ham
3 1 teaspoon olive oil
4 300 ml beer
5 2 slices bread
6 Pepper
Total weight: 805 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

9 min.

Cooking

25 min.

All in all

35 min.

Preparation 9 min.

Cooking 25 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.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 4 min.

Fry 2 slices ham, cut in half, in 1 teaspoon 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 300 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.

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).

Keeping: Should be eaten right away.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	28 g RDI=44 %	149 g RDI=57 %	15 g RDI=21 %	214 kcal RDI=11 %	899 kJ RDI=11 %
Per person	115 g RDI=178 %	603 g RDI=228 %	61 g RDI=84 %	864 kcal RDI=43 %	3,618 kJ RDI=43 %
Whole recipe	231 g RDI=355 %	1,206 g RDI=455 %	122 g RDI=168 %	1,728 kcal RDI=86 %	7,236 kJ RDI=86 %