Stout mustard cheese toast has acomforting taste of cheese, anytime, any day and is always good.
Difficulty: Very easy
Serves:6
Hands-on (preparation) time: 15 minutes
Total time:30 minutes
Oven:200°C on grill
Ingredients:
· 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
· 2 Tbsp. flour
· 1 tsp. wholegrain mustard
· ½ tsp. salt
· ½ tsp. ground black pepper
· ½ cup Castle Milk Stout
· ¾ cup heavy cream
· 1 ½ cups grated mature Cheddar cheese, and 100g for grilling
· 60g Stilton Blue cheese (or blue cheese of your choice)
· 6 slices crusty bread (sourdough works best)
Method:
· In a saucepan (over a medium heat), melt the butter and whisk in the flour until smooth – about 1 minute (be careful not to burn).
· Whisk in wholegrain mustard, salt, pepper, Castle Milk Stout and cream until smooth and well combined.
· Gradually add 1 ½ cups of mature cheddar cheese, whisking continuously until cheese melts and mixture is smooth (4-5 minutes).
· Remove saucepan from heat and allow mixture to cool and slightly set.
· Butter both sides of bread and lightly toast both sides in a hot dry pan.
· Remove from pan and spread with a layer of the Stilton Blue Cheese on one side.
· Spread the same side with a layer of the beer and cheese mixture and top with the remaining 100g of grated cheddar cheese.
· Place under the grill in the oven and grill till golden. Serve warm.