Best 8 Welsh Rarebit Fingers Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable flavors of Welsh rarebit fingers, a delightful appetizer that combines the richness of cheese, the tang of mustard, and a hint of Worcestershire sauce. These golden-brown morsels are made with a simple batter that coats tender pieces of bread, then fried to perfection. Dip them in the creamy, cheesy sauce for an irresistible combination of textures and flavors. With variations including bacon and jalapeño, there's a Welsh rarebit finger to suit every palate. Whether you're hosting a party or enjoying a cozy night in, these easy-to-make treats are sure to be a hit. Dive into the recipes within this article to discover the secrets behind this classic British pub dish.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

WELSH RAREBIT



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Provided by Alton Brown

Categories     side-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings as a side dish

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup porter beer
3/4 cup heavy cream
6 ounces (approximately 1 1/2 cups) shredded Cheddar
2 drops hot sauce
4 slices toasted rye bread

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the butter and whisk in the flour. Cook, whisking constantly for 2 to 3 minutes, being careful not to brown the flour. Whisk in mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper until smooth. Add beer and whisk to combine. Pour in cream and whisk until well combined and smooth. Gradually add cheese, stirring constantly, until cheese melts and sauce is smooth; this will take 4 to 5 minutes. Add hot sauce. Pour over toast and serve immediately.

WELSH RAREBIT



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
2 thin slices crusty bread
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup beer
1/3 cup whole milk
1 heaping teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 cups grated sharp Cheddar
1 large egg yolk

Steps:

  • Chopped fresh chives, for sprinkling
  • Put a skillet over low heat and add 2 tablespoons of the butter. Toast the bread in the skillet until the underside is golden brown, a couple of minutes. Turn the bread over, toast the other side, then remove from the skillet and keep warm.
  • To make the sauce, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over low heat. Sprinkle in the flour and whisk together until combined. Cook over low heat, stirring continuously, until the taste of the flour is cooked out, about 2 minutes.
  • Pour in the beer and milk, whisking constantly to avoid lumps, and cook for an additional minute to thicken. Add the mustard, paprika, cayenne and Worcestershire sauce, then whisk some more. Add the cheese, whisking slowly, and cook until smooth, melted and very hot, a couple of minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the egg yolk.
  • Lay a piece of toast on each plate, spoon the hot sauce over the toast and sprinkle with chopped chives.

WELSH RAREBIT



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Provided by Food Network

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup milk
1 pound sharp English Cheshire cheese, aged preferred, grated
1/2 tablespoon dry English mustard
Freshly ground black pepper
2 eggs
1/2 cup stout or ale
Toasted country bread
Several apples or pears and walnut halves as accompaniment

Steps:

  • In the top of a double boiler, heat the butter until it begins to brown. Add the milk and heat until very hot. Add the cheese slowly and allow it to melt completely. Add the mustard and combine. Season with pepper.
  • In a small bowl beat the eggs. Add several tablespoons of the hot cheese mixture to the eggs. Add the warmed eggs to the pot of melted cheese and stir. Add the stout, stir to combine and heat for 2 minutes more.
  • Pour the cheese over the toast. Serve with fruit and nuts.

CHEESY WELSH RAREBIT



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An inexpensive but savoury dish. It may have originally been a French dish, as there are old French culinary references to "lapin gallois". When I was a child, our family had this as a bedtime snack a couple of times a week. Never tired of it.

Provided by Millereg

Categories     Breakfast

Time 12m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 slices dense, hearty brown bread
1 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
5 tablespoons dark ale (NOT beer)
2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat a broiler.
  • Place the bread slices on a baking sheet.
  • Place under the broiler and toast, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, 30-40 seconds on each side.
  • Remove from the broiler.
  • In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the cheddar and the dark ale.
  • When the cheese melts, add the butter, Dijon mustard, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper and the cayenne, and whisk together until smoothly melted and combined, 1-2 minutes.
  • Cut each piece of toast in half, diagonally, and arrange around the edges on a flameproof platter.
  • Pour the cheese mixture over the toasts so they are covered completely.
  • Place the platter under the broiler and broil until the cheese bubbles and starts to scorch in places, about 2 minutes.
  • Remove from the broiler and serve piping hot.

WELSH RAREBIT



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Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Lunch Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pound sharp cheddar cheese, grated (5 cups)
2 large egg yolks
1/4 cup beer
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
5 slices white bread
5 slices beefsteak tomato
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Preheat broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then a wire rack. In a medium bowl, stir together cheese, egg yolks, beer, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Place bread on wire rack, and place under broiler until lightly toasted on one side. Remove from broiler, and invert.
  • Divide cheese mixture evenly between the bread, pressing gently to adhere. Place tomato slices on the rack next to bread. Drizzle tomatoes with oil, and season with salt and pepper.
  • Return to broiler, and cook until cheese is bubbling and golden brown, about 2 minutes. Place a slice of tomato on top of each serving; serve immediately.

WELSH RAREBIT



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Anyone can lay a few slices of cheese on toast and melt them, but creating a thick sauce of cheese, beer and spices and then spreading it on toast creates one of the best late-night snacks I know. This is Welsh rarebit, or rabbit, a traditional British dish whose name has a long and complicated history, one we will not go into here.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     easy, appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 4 or more servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon mustard powder, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
3/4 cup strong dark beer, like Guinness
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, or to taste
1 pound Cheddar, Double Gloucester or other English cheese (or other good semi-hard cheese, like Comté or Gruyère, or a mixture), grated
4 to 8 pieces lightly toasted bread

Steps:

  • Put butter in a saucepan over medium heat and, as it melts, stir in flour. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and very fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in mustard and cayenne, then whisk in beer and Worcestershire sauce.
  • When mixture is uniform, turn heat to low and stir in cheese, again stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and pour into a broad container to set (you can refrigerate for up to a day at this point).
  • Spread mixture thickly on toast and put under broiler until bubbly and edges of toast are crisp. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 676, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 46 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 33 grams, SaturatedFat 26 grams, Sodium 1037 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 2 grams

TRADITIONAL WELSH RAREBIT



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Brings back childhood memories of staying home with Mum and making these delicious cheese on toasts. The cheese sauce is also wonderful for topping fish or roasted veggies. Do use a heavy British or European beer.

Provided by Allyson

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Sandwich Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup British beer
1 ½ cups heavy cream
4 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
4 egg yolks
8 slices bread

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a saucepan oven low heat. Add flour and whisk for 2 to 3 minutes, being careful not to brown the flour. Whisk in Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, and pepper until very smooth. Whisk in beer. Pour in heavy cream and whisk until smooth. Add Cheddar cheese gradually, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes.
  • Remove cheese sauce from the heat and let cool, about 5 minutes. Whisk in egg yolks.
  • Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
  • Toast bread slices on 1 side. Arrange on a baking sheet with the untoasted side facing up. Spoon cheese sauce over the untoasted side.
  • Place under the preheated broil until bubbling and golden, 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 530.1 calories, Carbohydrate 19.4 g, Cholesterol 230.5 mg, Fat 41.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 18.9 g, SaturatedFat 25 g, Sodium 723.1 mg, Sugar 1.6 g

REAL WELSH RAREBIT



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A classic version of this dish was shared with me years ago. This is is my adaptation to more local ingredients. If you don't like beer, you can replace it with milk and it will still taste great. Serve over toasted bread or English muffins.

Provided by MOMFISH

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

¼ cup butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon dry mustard
¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 drops hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
1 cup whole milk
½ cup beer
½ pound Cheddar cheese, shredded

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat; blend in the flour, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce; continue cooking and stirring until the mixture is smooth and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; gradually stir in the milk; return to heat and stir continually until the mixture comes to a boil. Slowly pour in the beer; cook 1 minute more while still stirring. Melt the Cheddar cheese into the mixture in small portions until completely incorporated. Remove from heat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.7 calories, Carbohydrate 7.2 g, Cholesterol 63.3 mg, Fat 21.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 11.5 g, SaturatedFat 13.4 g, Sodium 505.2 mg, Sugar 2.1 g

Tips:

  • For a crispy coating, use panko breadcrumbs instead of regular breadcrumbs.
  • To make the rarebit sauce extra cheesy, add an extra 1/2 cup of grated cheddar cheese.
  • If you don't have Worcestershire sauce, you can substitute soy sauce or tamari.
  • For a spicier rarebit sauce, add a pinch of cayenne pepper or paprika.
  • Serve the rarebit fingers with your favorite dipping sauce, such as ranch dressing or honey mustard.

Conclusion:

Welsh rarebit fingers are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. They're perfect for parties or game day gatherings. With their crispy coating and cheesy, flavorful centers, these rarebit fingers are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a fun and tasty finger food, give these Welsh rarebit fingers a try.

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