Best Beer Brats
A delicious and flavorful recipe for Wisconsin Beer Brats! Optional marinade included - perfect for your next cookout!
Ingredients
- 6 uncooked bratwursts
- 1/2 large white onions sliced
- 1-2 garlic cloves
- 1-2 cans of your beer of choice*
Instructions
- Marinate (optional): Place brats, onions, garlic and 1 can of beer into a glass container. Place cover on top and set in the refrigerator to marinate overnight (note: this step is optional).
- Boil Brats: Place beer, onions, garlic and beer in large Dutch Oven or saucepan. Add additional beer, as-needed, to ensure brats are covered. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Let cook 10-15 minutes.
- Prepare Grill: While the brats are simmering, prepare the grill. Ensure grill grates are clean and bring temperature up to medium-high heat.
- Grill Brats: Remove brats from the beer mixture and transfer to the grill. Let the onions continue to simmer in the beer and then you can serve those with your brats later! Grill over direct heat, rotating every 2-3 minutes until they have a slight char on the outside and they reach an internal temperature of 140 degrees F.
- Rest: Remove from grill and let rest 5 minutes.
- Serve: Serve on a bun of your choice with onions, homemade sauerkraut and honey mustard - or whatever toppings you like!
Notes
- Type of Beer: I generally choose a less expensive beer for this recipe simply because you do have to discard the beer that brats are boiled in - that being said, it is really up to you what beer to choose (maybe you just use what you have on hand). Naturally, the brats may take on a bit of the flavor of the beer that you choose.
- Toppings/Add-ons: serve on whatever type of bun you desire. Toppings can include: grilled onions, chopped onions, pickle relish, homemade ketchup, yellow mustard, dijon mustard, honey mustard, homemade sauerkraut, etc.
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