Make Ahead Grilled Brats And Beer Wisconsin Style Recipes

GRILLED BEER BRATS WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, deep saute pan or Dutch oven set over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until browned and crispy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the onions, the green and red peppers and the garlic and cook for another 4 to 5 minutes, or until the peppers are wilted and lightly browned. Add the beer, chicken stock, thyme, bay leaf and rosemary and deglaze the pan. Prick holes in the brats with a fork or skewer to prevent them from bursting during cooking. Add the brats to the pan, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15 to 17 minutes, turning the brats halfway through.
• Preheat a grill or cast-iron griddle to medium-high heat.
• Remove the brats from the pot; let the braising liquid continue to simmer and reduce. Pat the brats dry with paper towels, then score them diagonally, making 3 or 4 shallow incisions on either side (this will ensure plenty of crispy edges when grilled). Brush the grill lightly with oil and grill the brats for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until well-marked.
• When the braising liquid has reduced to the consistency of a sauce, remove it from the heat and stir in the mustard and butter. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
• To serve, spoon some of the braising sauce, along with the peppers and onions, onto a platter. Set the grilled brats on top and drizzle with the remaining sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

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.

MAKE AHEAD GRILLED BRATS AND BEER WISCONSIN STYLE

Steps:

• Place brats in large saucepan and cover with 4 cans of beer.
• Bring to boil.
• Lower temperature and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile saute sliced onions in olive oil or margarine.
• Cover and cook slow, turning onions often till tender.
• Do not caramelize.
• Drain bratwurst and place on hot grill.
• Gas or charcoal.
• Brown evenly on all sides.
• Watch closely.
• The sausage fat can cause flare-ups.
• Remove from grill, when browned.
• Place in foil pan, or oven ready pan, or crock pot, along with onions and remaining beer. (Add more beer if necessary to cover).
• Refrigerate, until one hour before eating.
• Reheat slowly for an hour.
• If you plan to serve immediately after grilling, heat the remaining beer and onions before adding grilled bratwurst.

GRILLED BRATS

Steps:

• Grill brats over hot coals browning on all sides.
• Remove from grill and place in large kettle or dutch oven,.
• Cover with beer, onions and pepper.
• Simmer at least 1 hour not over direct heat.
• The heat removes the alcohol from the beer.
• Brats may be simmered for several hours just add more beer if it gets too low.
• Serve hot on toasted buns, with the peppers and onion or the toppings of your choice.

SHEBOYGAN GRILLED BRATS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the sliced onions for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender and translucent. Add the chopped garlic and cook, stirring, for an additional 2 minutes. Add the beer and let simmer while the bratwursts are cooking on the grill.
• Grill the bratwursts for 30 to 35 minutes, turning often. Be careful not to poke holes in the casing. Remove the bratwursts from the grill and simmer in the beer sauce for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Serve hot with onions on the rolls.

DO-AHEAD SHEBOYGAN "BRATS"

Steps:

• Prepare grill.
• Grill bratwursts on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, turning occasionally, until cooked through and dark golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• While bratwursts are cooking, in a 3-quart saucepan heat beer, butter, and onions, stirring occasionally, until warm. Keep marinade warm over low heat.
• Transfer grilled bratwursts to pan and let stand in marinade until ready to serve 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove bratwursts from marinade with tongs. Put a pair of "brats," cut in half lengthwise and stacked on each roll.
• With a slotted spoon put onions from marinade on brats.
• Apply your chosen accompaniments to brats.