Welsh Rarebit

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon dry mustard
• ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, or more to taste
• 2 drops Tabasco, or more to taste
• 1 cup whole milk
• ½ cup beer
• ½ pound sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 6 slices bread
• Gather all ingredients.

Steps

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2. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce. Cook and stir until smooth and bubbly, about 5 minutes.

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3. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Gradually stir in milk, then return to heat and stir continuously until mixture comes to a boil. Slowly pour in beer; cook and stir for 1 minute.

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4. Melt Cheddar cheese into mixture in small portions until completely incorporated. Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

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5. Toast bread slices on 1 side. Arrange on a baking sheet with the untoasted side facing up.

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6. Spoon cheese sauce over untoasted side.

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7. Cook under the preheated broiler until cheese sauce is bubbling and golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve hot.