Best Midwestern Style Beer Brats Recipes

MIDWESTERN-STYLE BEER BRATS

Steps:

• Begin by pricking the brats all over with a fork. Using a medium pot add the bratwurst, beer, and half the onions. Bring this to a simmer over a medium high heat for 15 minutes or until brats are firm and cooked through. Place brats on a plate and save some of the cooking liquid.
• In a large skillet heat oil over medium high heat. Add the rest of the onion and bell peppers and cook for about 15 minutes or until vegetables are soft, tossing pan occasionally. During the last 5 minutes of cooking add brats and lightly brown. If the vegetables are getting to dark add a few tablespoons of the bratwurst cooking liquid. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To serve place brat in bun spread with mustard and top with sauteed peppers and onions.

BEER BRATS

Steps:

• Place brats in a Dutch oven with onions and butter, cover the brats with beer. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer until brats are cooked. Remove brats and set aside beer mixture. Grill brats until golden brown and return to beer mixture until ready to serve. Serve brats on fresh baked brat buns with sauerkraut, onions, green peppers, ketchup, and/or mustard.

AMAZING BEER BRATS WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Cut peppers and onions (long way).
• Combine peppers, onions and all marinade ingredients (without beer and sausage) in large bowl.
• Mix ingredients together.
• Put in large plastic bag and place in refrigerator overnight.
• Poke holes in brats with fork and put in separate plastic bag with beer in refrigerator overnight (make sure beer covers all brats).
• Place beer and brats in foil pan (cover with aluminum foil) and place on grill.
• Cook until the beer has been boiling for 10-15 min and remove from grill.
• Place all peppers and onions in foil pan and place cooked brats on top (do not add the beer to this pan).
• Cover with foil and allow veggies to reduce stirring occasionally.
• Once veggies are reduced (caramelized), place brats directly on grill and char them to your preference.
• Once charred, place brats back in foil pan with peppers and onions.
• Spread butter on Hoagie rolls and placed open face on grill for 30 seconds.
• Serve and enjoy.

BEER BRATS

Steps:

• Get a large grill safe dish (we use the reynolds disposable roasters), place the onions, red bell peppers (if using) and brats in the bottom.
• Mix the two mustards, Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar together and dump this mixture over the brats and onions etc.
• Stir until the onions and brats are evenly coated.
• Pour enough beer into the dish to cover the brats and onion, then give it a slight stir to mix the mustard mixture with the beer.
• Put in fridge and let sit at least 30 minutes, but an hour or two is much better. When marinating time is up, remove and let come to room temperature.
• Pre heat your grill to medium high heat.
• Place the container directly on the grate and cook the brats in the beer mixture for 10-15 minutes, until the beer is steamy and hot. Remove from heat. But do not discard yet.
• Turn the grill down to medium heat (or however you like your brats grilled).
• Remove the onions and brats from the beer mixture. Then place the brats on one side of the grill and the onions on the other.
• Grill brats and onions, turning occasionally until done. Each time you turn, baste with the remaining beer mixture. The onions should be somewhat caramelized and soft.
• Discard the remaining beer mixture and serve on buns or hoagies with sauerkraut and other condiments as desired.

ON WISCONSIN BEER BRATS

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine the bratwurst links, butter, beer, onions, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, garlic and brown sugar. Cover and set to High. Cook for 4 hours, stirring once per hour. Add sauerkraut and continue cooking for another hour.
• Serve bratwurst on buns with onions and top with your favorite condiments.