Best Beer Simmered Grilled Sausage Recipes

BEER-SIMMERED BRATWURST

Steps:

• Preheat the grill for direct grilling, high heat.
• Combine the beer, caraway, coriander, mustard seeds, onions, garlic and ginger in a large stockpot. Then, add the bratwurst. Place the pot on the grates of the grill and bring to a simmer. Simmer the sausages until half-cooked, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the grill and let the bratwurst sit in the liquid for 30 minutes. Transfer the brats to a platter or cutting board and strain the liquid into a bowl, discard the solids.
• Brush the sausages with canola oil and grill until the casings are crisp and golden brown and the sausages are cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Keep warm until serving.

BEER-SIMMERED GRILLED SAUSAGES

Steps:

• Prick each sausage a half-dozen times with a needle or pin stuck in a cork.
• Arrange the onion slices on the bottom of a saute pan just large enough to hold all the sausages.
• Place the sausages on top and add beer and water to cover (the ratio should be 3 parts beer to 1 part water).
• Place the pan over medium heat and gradually bring the liquid to a simmer, not a rapid boil.
• Poach the sausages until half-cooked, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer the sausages to a rack on baking sheet to drain, or drain in a colander.
• Separate the sausages into links.
• Set up grill for direct grilling and preheat to medium-high.
• When ready to cook, brush and oil the grill grate.
• Lightly brush the sausages on all sides with oil and place on the hot grate.
• Grill until the casings are crisp and nicely browned and the sausages are cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes per side.
• You may want to rotate the sausages 90 degrees after 2 minutes on each side to create an attractive crosshatch of grill marks.
• Should flare-ups arise, move the sausages to a different section of the grill.
• Use a slender metal skewer to test for doneness.
• Insert it into the center of one of the sausages: It should come out hot to the touch.
• Transfer the sausages to plates or a platter and let rest for 3 minutes.
• Serve with plenty of mustard.

BEER BRATS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. When hot, lightly oil grate.
• Combine the beer and onions in a large pot; bring to a boil. Submerge the bratwurst in the beer; add the red pepper flakes, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium and cook another 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the bratwurst from the beer mixture; reduce heat to low, and continue cooking the onions.
• Cook the bratwurst on the preheated grill, turning once, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve with the beer mixture as a topping or side.

BEER-SIMMERED BRATWURST

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high. Combine the beer, caraway seeds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, onions, garlic and ginger in a large stockpot. Add the bratwurst. Place the pot on the grates of the grill and bring to a simmer. Simmer the sausages, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the grill and let the bratwurst sit in the liquid for about 30 minutes. Transfer the brats to a platter or cutting board.
• Brush the bratwurst with the canola oil and grill until the casings are crisp and golden brown and the brats are warmed through, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Keep warm until serving.

BOBBY FLAY'S BEER-SIMMERED BRATWURST

Steps:

• Arrange onion slices and garlic along the bottom of a medium stockpot.
• Place bratwurst on top and then add the beer, water, coriander, caraway, mustard seeds and ginger.
• Fire up the grill.
• Bring to a simmer over the grill grates or on a burner.
• We do it on the stove top, but you still need the grill to finish cooking the brats.
• Simmer the sausage in the mixture for about 10 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and let the bratwursts sit in the liquid for 10 more minutes.
• Remove the sausages with tongs onto a platter.
• Place the bratwursts on the grill and grill until cooked through (about 10-15 minutes).

BEER-SIMMERED GRILLED SAUSAGES

Steps:

• 1. Prick each sausage a half-dozen times with a needle or pin stuck in a cork. Arrange the onion slices on the bottom of a sauté pan just large enough to hold all the sausages. Place the sausages on top and add beer and water to cover (the ratio should be about 3 parts beer to 1 part water). Place the pan over medium heat and gradually bring the liquid to a simmer, not a rapid boil. Poach the sausages until half-cooked, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the sausages to a rack on a baking sheet to drain or drain in a colander. Separate the sausages into links.
• 2. Set up the grill for direct grilling and preheat to medium-high.
• 3. When ready to cook, brush and oil the grill grate. Lightly brush the sausages on all sides with oil and place on the hot grate. Grill until the casings are crisp and nicely browned and the sausages are cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes per side. You may want to rotate the sausages 90 degrees after 2 minutes on each side to create an attractive crosshatch of grill marks. Should flare-ups arise, move the sausages to a different section of the grill. Use a slender metal skewer to test for doneness. Insert it into the center of one of the sausages: It should come out hot to the touch.
• 4. Transfer the sausages to plates or a platter and let rest for 3 minutes. Serve with plenty of mustard.
• Variations: Poaching is optional and not every grill jockey does it. If you omit the poaching, you'll need to grill the sausages 7 to 10 minutes per side.
• For absolutely foolproof sausage grilling, use the indirect method. The sausages will be fully cooked in about 30 minutes.