Gruyère Welsh Rarebit Toast
A Welsh rarebit is a dish made of luscious cheese sauce flavored with ale, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce, spread over toasted bread and broiled to golden perfection. The next time a grilled cheese sandwich craving hits, try this instead.
Ingredients
- Crusty bread cut into eight 1/2-inch slices
- 1 pound 12-month Gruyère finely grated
- 1/2 cup ale
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Spread bread slices on a baking tray and bake until lightly toasted, about 4 to 6 minutes.
- Add cheese, ale, Worcestershire sauce, butter, and mustard to a large bowl. Stir until combined.
- Remove bread from oven and spread a generous amount of cheese mixture over each slice (follow your heart here).
- Return tray to the oven and bake for 5 minutes, or until cheese sauce is golden brown and bubbling.
- Garnish with chopped chives.
Derek Bissonnette
A former chef who worked in bakeries and three Michelin-starred restaurants throughout America and Europe, Derek Bissonnette has switched gears and now documents his passion for creating food with his camera (One Cheese, Five Ways, p. 25). Derek is the author and photographer of six cookbooks and is currently working on his seventh. He combines his skills for recipe development, styling, and photography at his studio in Saco, Maine.
