Welsh Rarebit Recipe with Celtic Promise Creamy Cheese (2024)

19 February 2023 — Lunch, Party, Snack

Welsh Rarebit Recipe with Celtic Promise Creamy Cheese (1)

Ingredients

(Serves 4)

225g (8oz) Celtic Promise
30g (1oz) butter
1 tsp english mustard
1 egg, beaten
salt and pepper
4 slices of farmhouse bread, lightly toasted
a few drops Tabasco or Worcestershire sauce

How to make it

Hot cheese sauce served over slices of toasted bread, what’s not to like with Welsh Rarebit? Celtic Promise offers a rich full flavour to boot. Celtic Promise is a mystical name and it must, we think, have been crafted by fairies and elves in the forests of West Wales because this is a truly magical cheese!

  • Heat the oven to 220C (200 in a fan oven).
  • Toast the bread
  • Grate the Celtic Promise
  • Add to a mix of the English mustard, egg and tabasco
  • Season with salt and pepper
  • Butter the bread
  • Spread onto buttered toast
  • Pop in the oven for 5 – 10 mins until browned and gorgeous

Welsh Rarebit is great for lunch, or you could use small chunks of bread and serve as canapes!

Rolling valleys and perfect moist farming conditions make Wales a brilliant environment for making wonderfully tasting cheeses, including Celtic Promise. Take a look at our Welsh Cheese range for other incredible Welsh cheeses. The range of Welsh cheese includes:

Golden Cenarth – Creamy and soft-washed in cider
Perl Las Blue Mini – A unique blue with a strong lingering flavour
Gorwydd Caerphilly – Creamy, lemony and earthy
Black Bomber Cheddar – A strong mature cheddar

Other Celtic Promise Recipes

The gorgeous taste combination of smoked haddock and the creamy and strong Celtic Promise makes this recipe more comforting than a lie in.

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FAQs

What is the difference between Welsh rarebit and Scottish rarebit? ›

Scottish Rarebit started with buttered, toasted bread. Slices of cheese were placed on top to be broiled. Welsh Rarebit was similar to the Scottish version only the bread had both butter and mustard. There have been several versions added over the years.

Is Welsh rarebit just cheese on toast? ›

Is welsh rarebit just cheese on toast? No! Cheese on toast is made by grilling slices of pure cheese on toasted bread whereas welsh rarebit is a grilled cheese based sauce made from cheese, flour, beer and often added egg.

Has Stouffer's Welsh rarebit been discontinued? ›

We've discontinued our Welsh Rarebit, Robert. We're glad you enjoyed it though and will take note that you'd like to see it back!

What is a substitute for beer in Welsh rarebit? ›

If you don't want to use beer, just substitute milk. Or cream if you're going for a particularly rich dish. We've also seen recipes that substitute tomato juice for beer. In which case the dish often is called a Blushing Bunny.

Does Welsh rarebit give you nightmares? ›

McCay used it despite its relative innocuousness: cultural theorist Scott Bukatman states rarebit was not the sort of dish a person would associate with having nightmares, thereby demonstrating his unfamiliarity with a belief long held - particularly in England - that the consumption of cheese - and more especially ...

What is an elegant rarebit? ›

An indulgent twist on the more traditional Welsh Rarebit. This savoury treat is expertly made by combining our West Country Farmhouse Cheddar with Worcestershire sauce, mustard, a whole egg and a drop of Fortnum's Ale with dry-cured bacon. A favourite in our restaurants.

Can you buy ready made Welsh rarebit? ›

Two jars of delicious Welsh Rarebit mix ready to spread on your toast and put under your grill. Absolutely lovely! Keep in your fridge and use within 2 weeks of receipt from us.

What is another name for Welsh rarebit? ›

The original 18th-century name of the dish was the jocular "Welsh rabbit", which was later reinterpreted as "rarebit", as the dish contains no rabbit. Variants include English rabbit, Scotch rabbit, buck rabbit, golden buck, and blushing bunny.

Who makes frozen Welsh rarebit? ›

Stouffer's Welsh Rarebit Frozen Dish offers a quick, easy addition to lunch or dinner. This Stouffer's Welsh Rarebit microwave dish includes creamy cheese sauce made with 100% real cheddar cheese.

How do you make James Martin Welsh rarebit? ›

Method
  1. Preheat the grill to high.
  2. To make the rarebit, gently melt the cheese in a pan, then add all the remaining ingredients, carefully stirring. ...
  3. Toast the white bread spread with chutney, then top with the bacon then the rarebit and grill for 1 to 2 minutes until bubbling and golden.
Jan 18, 2021

What is Kentish rarebit? ›

Kentish Rarebit was a popular snack with fruit pickers in Kent's orchards. You can make this simple dish yourself by mixing cheese and sliced apple, layering on bread and popping it under the grill.

How long does Welsh rarebit last in the fridge? ›

The rarebit mixture keeps in the fridge for up to 5 days if you want to make extra for a quick meal on another day. Preheat the grill.

What are the different types of rarebit? ›

Variants include English rabbit, Scotch rabbit, buck rabbit, golden buck, and blushing bunny. Though there is no strong evidence that the dish originated in Welsh cuisine, it is sometimes identified with the Welsh caws pobi 'baked cheese', documented in the 1500s.

What does Welsh rarebit taste like? ›

“It really satisfies,” says Spiller, and offers a briny, almost umami quality to rarebit, doubling down on its meaty characteristics while remaining meat-free.

What is cheese on toast called in Scotland? ›

Celebrate Burns Night with this deliciously supper or snack – starring a splash of porter.

What is a Welsh rarebit in France? ›

"Le Welsh" (Welsh rarebit or rabbit) is a dish often found on the menus of brasseries in the North, especially near the coast. This old substitute dish originated in Wales and, according to the "legend", came to the Opal Coast during the 1st World War.

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