Supersize Me! Broccoli and Stilton Rarebits

For when you need cheese AND vegetables

Hello, friends, and welcome back to Supersize Me!

Rarebit has had its ups and downs.

From the realisation that the dish isn’t Welsh (the name has its roots in a racist joke) to its revitalisation by restaurants such as London’s St John, it’s gone from peasant fodder to something you can order in a Michelin-starred gaff (OK it’s on the bar menu at St John, but the point still stands).

This modern serving style - crisscrossed on top with Worcestershire sauce settled into its trenches (or as Fergus refers to them in the St. John cookbook, ‘irrigation channels’) - has become the norm across menus up and down the country. It’s a perfect example of cooking a ‘traditional’ dish simply and well, which is why I’ve decided to change it.