Tasty Tomato Rarebit Food

TOMATO CHEDDAR RAREBIT

Steps:

• Melt butter in large heavy casserole or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook gently, breaking up tomatoes, about 5 minutes. Let stand until about 15 minutes before serving.
• Add beer to tomato mixture and heat to simmering. Reduce heat to maintain slow simmer, then stir in cheese 1 handful at a time, adding next handful when first is almost completely melted. (Do not allow to boil.).
• Stir in mustard, Worcestershire, pepper sauce, and ground pepper. Mix cornstarch and the cold water until completely smooth; add to rarebit and cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Spoon over Whole-Wheat Biscuit Triangles.

TOMATO WELSH RAREBIT

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat, then whisk in the flour to form a thick paste. Slowly whisk in the milk until the mixture resembles a thick sauce. Stir in the tomato soup, Cheddar cheese, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and paprika until heated through, about 10 minutes. Add more milk if the soup becomes too thick.

TOMATO RAREBIT

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth, then continue to cook and stir until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Gradually stir in the milk so that no lumps form and then simmer until thick, stirring the whole time. Remove from the heat.
• Stir together the baking soda and canned tomatoes; stir into the sauce. Whisk together the mustard and eggs; stir into the tomato sauce. Set the saucepan over a pot of barely simmering water (like a double boiler). Stir in the cheese and season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese has melted.

TASTY TOMATO RAREBIT

Steps:

• In sauce pan combine tomatoes, green onion and cheddar cheese. Heat and stir until cheese is melted. Remove from heat.
• In a separate bowl mix together egg yolks, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, paprika and white pepper.
• Stir in tomato mixture.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into tomato mixture.
• Top toasted English muffin or toast with tomato mixture. Garnish with additional cheddar cheese and green onion, if desired.

WELSH RABBIT ( RAREBIT ) AND TOMATO SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sprinkle the tomato slices lightly on both sides with salt; arrange them on a wire rack over a tray to drain for 10 minutes and then pat dry with paper towels.
• Meanwhile, spread the walnuts in a pie plate or baking pan and toast in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes or until fragrant.
• Toss the cheese with the Worcestershire sauce, mustard, cayenne, walnuts and salt to taste.
• Arrange one fourth of the tomato slices on half of the bread slices.
• Mound one fourth of the cheese mixture on top of the tomatoes and top with the remaining bread slices.
• In a large skillet heat the oil or butter over moderately high heat until hot.
• Add the sandwiches, turn the heat down to moderately low and cook the sandwiches until golden on both sides, about 3 minutes a side.

TOMATO RAREBIT

Steps:

• Mix together the chopped tomatoes and the baking soda.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter, stir in flour, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Slowly pour in the warm milk and stir until smooth. (Mixture will be thick).
• Add the tomato/baking soda mixture, cheese, eggs, cayenne, and salt to taste.
• Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, until cheese has melted and the mixture is smooth and blended.
• Spoon over the toast and serve hot.

SMOKED FISH & CHERRY TOMATO RAREBIT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 170C/ conventional 190C/gas 5. To make the rarebit sauce, melt the butter in a heavybased saucepan and stir in the flour and Worcestershire sauce. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and slowly whisk in the milk until combined. Return to the heat and slowly bring to the boil, stirring or whisking constantly. Simmer for 2 minutes then mix in the grated cheese and mustard, season well with salt and pepper and set aside.
• For the fish, melt a third of the butter in a large non-stick frying pan, add the garlic and cook until just coloured. Immediately add the tomatoes and toss them with the garlic butter, cooking just enough to heat through. Tip the mixture into the base of a shallow baking dish (a rectangular 28 x 22cm dish is ideal), and spread in an even layer. Melt half the remaining butter in the frying pan and add some of the spinach, cook over a high heat until wilted then tip into a colander. Repeat with the remaining butter and spinach, then press the spinach to drain off any excess liquid, season with salt, pepper and the nutmeg and arrange to cover the tomato layer. Then cover with the fish fillets.
• Heat the rarebit sauce and spoon evenly over the fish, spreading it with the back of a spoon so the fish is completely covered, then sprinkle over the grated cheese. (The dish may now be frozen for up to 1 month. To cook, defrost in the microwave or overnight in the fridge and continue as stated adding an extra 10 minutes to the cooking time.) Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes or until brown and bubbling and the fish is cooked through (check by pushing a knife into the fish - the flesh should flake easily). You may like to finish off the rarebit under the grill to brown the top more. Serve straight from the dish.