Didn't really want to cook a whole lot. But I had some bread from the other day, beer and some sharp cheddar. My solution became obvious.

Total cost: $1.04

I remember being enamored with the concept of this as a child, but never getting to have any. Maybe I'll have to make some!

Comfort food from my Gran. Always a staple in the cold months.

How is the beer used in this dish??

Rarely

The cheese is melted into a sauce with the beer and then poured over the bread. There's usually some other flavouring too like mustard and Worcestershire sauce.

Legit my lunch tomorrow. Looks good

Welsh rarebit, a classic dish of cheese sauce on toast, with beer, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce.

All this cooked into a sauce, and ladled over toast, then broiled in the oven for a bit:

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

I went bare bones. Zero milk or flour in mine.

It's the liquid you melt the butter and mix the mustard and Worcestershire into before adding the cheese. It's a tiny amount of beer. Just enough to get the cheese liquid.

I had both spicy brown mustard and Worcestershire in there. Along with some Tabasco.

It's stupid simple to make. Biggest issue is finding a crusty bread.

Ooh, a dash of tobacco does sound good. Gonna have to try that tomorrow

Please no. Tabasco or some other hot sauce. But never the devil's leather weed.

Stupid autocorrect 😒

Although not how I'd do it, thinking about it now, a little smokiness in there would be good

It's an interesting one

Two drops of liquid smoke.
The last time I made this I used some smoked cheddar that I had made.

Interesting in Cologne there's "Halve Hahn". It could be translated to "half a chicken" but it's also bread and cheese.

Is the bread specific?

Crusty. It's just gotta be crusty. This doesn't work with weak bread.