Bratwurst Stewed With Sauerkraut Recipes

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.

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.

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.

BRATWURSTS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Cook bratwursts according to package instructions. Place bratwursts in buns; top with sauerkraut and, if desired, mustard.

CREAMY BRATWURST STEW

Steps:

• Place first 5 ingredients in a 5-qt. slow cooker; toss to combine. Top with bratwurst. Mix broth and seasonings; pour over top., Cook, covered, on low 6-7 hours, until sausage is cooked through and vegetables are tender. Remove sausages from slow cooker; cut into 1-in. slices. Return sausages to potato mixture; stir in cream., Mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into stew. Cook, covered, on high until thickened, about 30 minutes.

BRATWURST, SAUERKRAUT AND BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cook bratwurst in a skillet over medium-high heat just until nicely browned on the outside.
• Spread sauerkraut in the bottom of a 9x11 casserole dish, leaving a 2 inch margin at the edges. Sprinkle celery salt and brown sugar over the sauerkraut. Place the sausages on top. Pour the beans around the outer edge of the sauerkraut. Cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for about 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until bratwurst links are cooked through.

BRATWURST COOKED IN BEER, WITH APPLE SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• With a sharp knife or kitchen fork, prick each sausage several times.
• In a saucepan, combine the red onions and beer and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Add the sausages and poach until almost cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the sausages from the liquid and set aside, reserving the liquid.
• In a large pot, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Add the yellow onions to the fat in the pan and cook, stirring, until very soft, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• Add the apples and cook, stirring, until starting to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the caraway seeds, mustard, vinegar and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• Add the sauerkraut and reserved beer cooking liquid (without the onions), sugar, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered until tender and aromatic, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the grill.
• Grill the sausages until cooked through, about 5 minutes, turning to cook evenly on all sides.
• Remove and place on a platter.
• Remove the sauerkraut from the heat and stir in the cooked bacon and adjust the seasoning, to taste.
• Arrange the sauerkraut on the platter with the sausages and serve, if desired, with rolls and mustard or Rye Bread. Serve with cold beer.