Rarebit
Grilled cheese gone posh
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Gruyere Cheese Grated
- 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese Grated
- 8 slices Bacon Thick cut, sliced to lardons
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 tsp Mustard English (Strong), or dijon
- 3 tbsp Milk Whole milk or better (one might sub an ale here)
- 3 tbsp Flour AP
- 1 tsp Black Pepper Fresh Ground
- 8 slices Sourdough Bread Thick cut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325
- Bake or fry bacon until very crisp, reserve the fat, chop the crisped bacon finely and keep warm
- In a saucepan over medium heat, bring 3 tbsp of fat to a sizzle
- Add flour and cook until it just start to take color, ~1-2 minutes, whilst whisking to coat
- Drizzle in the milk 1 tbsp at a time, whilst whisking.
- Whisk in the worcestershire and mustard,
- Thence working in batches, stir in and melt the cheeses
- Stir in the chopped bacon
- Taste, balance flavor and adjust texture with additional milk if necessary
- Toast the bread until it has decent color.
- Spread each slice of toast with a thick coast of the cheese sauce, and re toast until cheese is browned and bubbling.
- Garnish with chives, or serve along with cranberry sauce / chutney
Notes
As a dear aussie friend would say, "Bleedin, jaffles gone all poof."
This is in fact a rather glorified grilled cheese, but it has so many possibilites, on thick slices of toasted bread, on french bread croutons, etc , etc, etc.
Serve stand alone, or with a fruit chutney, or jam, fresh fruit, or even include several slices of thin cut ham in the final toasting. One can even top with a sunny side up egg and a salad or slaw for a more complete meal
A great breakfast, a wonderful ploughman's lunch in the pub, or a quiet dinner at home.
Nutrition
Calories: 823kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 36gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 1711mgPotassium: 448mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 575IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 460mgIron: 6mg
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