Brats With Sauerkraut Recipes

BRATS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Saute onions in butter.
• When the onions are caramelized add garlic, saute for 1 minute.
• Add undrained sauerkraut, sugar, celery seed and bay leaf.
• Cover and simmer 1/2 hour.
• Add meat and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Serve on bun and top with sauerkraut.

BRATWURST AND SAUERKRAUT SKILLET

Steps:

• Brown sausages and onion slices in oil in a wide skillet. The sausages do not need to be cooked through at this stage, you just want to get some color on them.
• Add sauerkraut, sugar, and beer. Stir as best you can around the sausages.
• Bring to a slow boil, reduce heat, and simmer until sausages are cooked through.
• Spread buns or rolls with mustard, and add a sausage and a bit of the sauerkraut and onion to each.
• This is great accompanied by the same beer you cooked with.

BRATWURST STEWED WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a large pan, heat oil over high heat. Brown bratwurst in oil and reduce heat to medium. Add onions and garlic and cook until lightly caramelized. Add stock, paprika, caraway seeds, and sauerkraut and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in fresh dill. Serve on baguette.

BRATS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Place the bratwurst in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine the sauerkraut, apples, bacon, brown sugar, onion and mustard; spoon over bratwurst. , Cover and cook on low until a thermometer inserted in the sausage reads 160°, 6-8 hours. , Place brats in buns; using a slotted spoon, top with sauerkraut mixture.

QUICK SAUERKRAUT WITH GRILLED BRATS AND MUSTARD BAR

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for direct and indirect cooking.
• Toss the cabbage with the shallots, vinegar, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon salt in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Stir well and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the brats on the indirect heat portion of the grill and grill, turning occasionally, until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F, 15 to 18 minutes. Move the brats over to the direct side of the grill and cook, turning occasionally, until lightly browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
• While the brats finish grilling, melt the butter in a large skillet placed directly on the grill. Add the caraway seeds and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sauerkraut and stir until well coated. Stir in the dill if using.
• Serve the bratwursts with the sauerkraut and assorted mustards on the side.

SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the potatoes in oil for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in onion; saute for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add the sausage, sauerkraut and pepper. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Place the sauerkraut, caraway seeds, brown sugar, and apple into a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place the bacon and onion into a skillet over medium heat, and cook until the bacon is almost crisp and the onion is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir the bacon mixture into the sauerkraut. In the same skillet, brown the kielbasa sausage in the remaining bacon grease until the sausage begins to brown, 10 to 15 minutes; stir into the sauerkraut mixture. Spoon the sauerkraut and sausage mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour.

BEER GLAZED BRATS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Crush celery seeds and caraway seeds in a mortar and pestle until ground; set aside.
• Place bratwursts into a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Mix beer, brown sugar, dry mustard, onion powder, black pepper, dill weed, and crushed celery and caraway seeds in a bowl, stirring to dissolve brown sugar; pour over the brats. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and raise heat to medium; boil the sauce until it reduces to a thick, syrupy liquid, about 20 minutes. Tilt skillet to roll brats in the sticky sauce until thoroughly coated. Transfer sausage to a platter and keep warm. Cook and stir sauerkraut in the same skillet to mix in any leftover sauce, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer sauerkraut to a serving platter and top with cooked bratwurst.

BRATWURST WITH SAUERKRAUT AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Simmer the sauerkraut for 10 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, soften the onions in the butter, browning lightly. Add the sauerkraut, wine, stock, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Bring to boil, turn down, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, simmer the bratwurst in water to cover for 20 minutes.
• Add the potatoes to the sauerkraut in the skillet and cook, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender.
• While the potatoes are cooking, drain the bratwurst and brown lightly on all sides under a hot broiler.
• To serve, put the sauerkraut and potatoes on a heated platter and arrange the bratwurst over the top.