Welsh rarebit

Name: Welsh rarebit
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: RAREBIT; 4 large free-range eggs; 300g crème fraîche; 1 heaped teaspoon English mustard; 200g mature Cheddar cheese; Worcestershire sauce; 2 x 270g loaves of nice ciabatta; PARTY FARE; 1 jar of chilli jam; 1 jar of baby cornichons; 1 jar of silverskin pickled onions; 100g watercress

Ciabatta, silverskins, cornichons & chilli jam

40 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 12

About the recipe

I don’t know anyone that doesn’t go mad for Welsh rarebit – it’s essentially just posh cheese on toast! This recipe is great, as you can make the rarebit topping in advance and simply keep it in the fridge, ready to spread, bake and go.

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook, p346

nutrition per serving

Calories

16%

Fat

29%

Saturates

57%

Sugars

Salt

17%

Protein

22%

Carbs

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

RAREBIT

4 large free-range eggs

300g crème fraîche

1 heaped teaspoon English mustard

200g mature Cheddar cheese

Worcestershire sauce

2 x 270g loaves of nice ciabatta

PARTY FARE

1 jar of chilli jam

1 jar of baby cornichons

1 jar of silverskin pickled onions

100g watercress

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 346 of Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook.

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