Beer Braised Brats

Beer Braised Brats with Spicy Mustard and Sautéed Onions

Braising is one of the many cooking techniques that I learned in culinary school that is now one of my favorites because it is so easy and adds tons of flavor to your dish.  This beer braised brat recipe is a great when serving a crowd, just throw the brats, beer and seasonings in a pot and leave the rest up to the stove.

If you enjoyed this recipe be sure to try Beer Braised Pork Shoulder with Homemade BBQ Sauce.

cooking information

• Yield: 12 Brats
• Prep Time: 2 minutes
• Cooking Time: 10 minutes

all ingredients

• 1 Dozen of Your Favorite Brats
• 1 Dozen Hot Dog Buns
• 3-6 Beers
• 4 Sprigs of Fresh Thyme
• 1 Tablespoon Whole Peppercorns
• 2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
• Spicy Mustard
• Sautéed Onions

recipe instruction

1. In a large pot add your brats, fresh thyme, salt, peppercorns, and enough beer to cover the brats.

2. Bring the pot to a boil.

3. Unless you are buying fresh sausages, brats are pre-cooked, so all you have to do is cook the brats long enough to heat them through. Once the brats are heated through add to your hot dog buns.

4. Top your brats with a squirt of your favorite spicy mustard, and Sautéed Onions.

5. Serve and Enjoy!

cooking tips

• This is a great recipe because you can just place the brats in the beer with the seasonings and once your guests come just turn to a boil and serve. .
• To add more flavor to your onions you can always add some of the brats cooking liquid to your onions. Delicious!
• Adding salt to carbonated drinks, beer included, will create more foam. So make sure when you add the salt your beer isn’t too close to the pot’s edge because there will definitely be spillage.