Recipe: Warming Ale Rarebit and Bacon Jam

For the Ale Rarebit

Ingredients

• 50g butter
• 50g flour
• 2 tsp English mustard
• 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 250ml strong ale
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 500g strong mature cheddar cheese (grated)
• Milled black pepper (to taste)
• 4 slices of sourdough bread

Method

1. Melt the butter in a pan and then stir in the flour.
2. Continue stirring for a few minutes over a low heat.
3. Add the ale a little at a time until you have a thick sauce.
4. Sprinkle in the grated cheese and wait for it to melt.
5. Add the mustard, Cayenne pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
6. Season with pepper.

To assemble the dish:

1. Toast the sourdough bread on both sides.
2. Spread some bacon jam and then the rarebit mixture over the toast, right to the edge.
3. Grill until melted and bubbling.

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