Brats!

[Fatty_VM]

New to the food, had it a few times in the past few months, been dying for some more.

Any recommendations on type\what to look for when buying. Also cooking tips (Best and tastiest ways to do it) and the best accompanyments in your opinion guys!

 

[trickblue]

New to the food, had it a few times in the past few months, been dying for some more.

Any recommendations on type\what to look for when buying. Also cooking tips (Best and tastiest ways to do it) and the best accompanyments in your opinion guys!

Johnsonville Beer Brats are pretty good...

Put them in a small foil pan with a mixture of beer, onions and spices and let them go for about 15-20 minutes...

Good stuff!

 

[Duane]

Johnsonville Beer Brats are pretty good...

Put them in a small foil pan with a mixture of beer, onions and spices and let them go for about 15-20 minutes...

Good stuff!

I'll second the Johnsonville Brats. I like both those and the regular brats on a bun with a little mustard.

As far as cooking them, since I don't have a grill at the apartment, I use a skillet on the stove. Put a little water in it and brown the brats on both sides. Total cooking time is probably right around 20mins from start to finish.

 

[Crown Royal]

I'm torn between telling you how to best prepare what was once one of my favorite meats....











....and being a vegetarian now. I'll think about it.

 

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

Get the Johnsonville with the cheese in the middle.

 

[Fatty_VM]

I'm torn between telling you how to best prepare what was once one of my favorite meats....











....and being a vegetarian now. I'll think about it.

Awwww come on! Share some love, and just think of it as livign vicariously though me! If it takes any heat off you, I will be consuming brats either way, you are just helping bring out their completely delicious potential rather than leaving them at a mere 90%

 

[calico]

Johnsonville Beer Brats are pretty good...

Put them in a small foil pan with a mixture of beer, onions and spices and let them go for about 15-20 minutes...

Good stuff!

I do something similar.

I boil Johnsonvilles in beer for about 5 mins (Shiner Bock) and then wrap them in tin foil with onions, mushrooms, and more beer and put them on the grill.

Then they get wrapped in tortillas and cheese once off the grill.

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

Ah, a subject near and dear to my heart...

My method:

Pack of Johnsonville Brats ( more if serving for friends)
2 yellow onions
2 green bell peppers
Stick o butter
12 pack of PBR (substitue your favorite cheap beer here, but PBR is the best for this)
1 big stock pot or similar
cast iron skillet or similar

Pour 4 beers into the pot ( more or less, so that the brats etc are covered)
Pour 4 beers into you
Put the brats, onions, peppers and butter in the beer.
Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to a very low simmer
Let simmer about an hour (Longer if you have more beers to finish, there's no rush here)

Take the brats out and finish on a nice hot grill until done to your liking on the outside (they should be all nice and done on the inside,the girlling is just for a bit more flavor)

Drain off the beer/brat juice and put the onion/pepper mixture in a hot cast iron skillet or frying pan and brown em up nice.

Put brat in a bun, scopp some onions on top and add a little mustar (yellow or brown works) enjoy.

Have another beer.

 

[Kendo]

Ah, a subject near and dear to my heart...

My method:

Pack of Johnsonville Brats ( more if serving for friends)
2 yellow onions
2 green bell peppers
Stick o butter
12 pack of PBR (substitue your favorite cheap beer here, but PBR is the best for this)
1 big stock pot or similar
cast iron skillet or similar

Pour 4 beers into the pot ( more or less, so that the brats etc are covered)
Pour 4 beers into you
Put the brats, onions, peppers and butter in the beer.
Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to a very low simmer
Let simmer about an hour (Longer if you have more beers to finish, there's no rush here)

Take the brats out and finish on a nice hot grill until done to your liking on the outside (they should be all nice and done on the inside,the girlling is just for a bit more flavor)

Drain off the beer/brat juice and put the onion/pepper mixture in a hot cast iron skillet or frying pan and brown em up nice.

Put brat in a bun, scopp some onions on top and add a little mustar (yellow or brown works) enjoy.

Have another beer.

I can pretty much second that procedure. That is the way that I have always cooked my brats and they never dissapoint. (Never tried to add the stick of butter though) I also add some garlic into the mix for a little added flavor. Once they have boiled for a while you can tell when they are done as the casing that they are in has started to shrink away from the ends. Once this happens you know they are cooked through. You can eat them as is, or as Cowboy Monkey said you can sear them on a very, very hot grill for a couple of minutes. Try it and I guarantee that you will not be dissapointed.

 

[tomson75]

Ah, a subject near and dear to my heart...

My method:

Pack of Johnsonville Brats ( more if serving for friends)
2 yellow onions
2 green bell peppers
Stick o butter
12 pack of PBR (substitue your favorite cheap beer here, but PBR is the best for this)
1 big stock pot or similar
cast iron skillet or similar

Pour 4 beers into the pot ( more or less, so that the brats etc are covered)
Pour 4 beers into you
Put the brats, onions, peppers and butter in the beer.
Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to a very low simmer
Let simmer about an hour (Longer if you have more beers to finish, there's no rush here)

Take the brats out and finish on a nice hot grill until done to your liking on the outside (they should be all nice and done on the inside,the girlling is just for a bit more flavor)

Drain off the beer/brat juice and put the onion/pepper mixture in a hot cast iron skillet or frying pan and brown em up nice.

Put brat in a bun, scopp some onions on top and add a little mustar (yellow or brown works) enjoy.

Have another beer.

We have a winner!!!

 

[Hostile]

I won't replay a cooking method, so I'm just going to tell you what goes great on a brat.

Dijon honey mustard
Diced red onion
Sweet relish
Clausen kosher dill pickle wedge
Pickled serrano peppers
Sliced and halved tomato
A great bread makes a huge difference

Real simple take your good bread and give each side some Dijon honey mustard. Place your brat in the bread. On one side of the brat spoon some sweet relish. On the other spoon some diced red onion. Place 2 serrano peppers into the relish. Place two sliced tomato halves into the diced onion. Place the Clausen kosker dill wedge onto the brat between the tomato and serrano peppers.

Grip it tight and eat. There are so many blended flavors in each bite. Wonderful.

Works great in a flour tortilla as well. Good bread, can't stress that enough.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I'll second the Johnsonville Brats. I like both those and the regular brats on a bun with a little mustard.

The way I used to eat them in Germany

 

[Duane]

Ah, a subject near and dear to my heart...

My method:

Pack of Johnsonville Brats ( more if serving for friends)
2 yellow onions
2 green bell peppers
Stick o butter
12 pack of PBR (substitue your favorite cheap beer here, but PBR is the best for this)
1 big stock pot or similar
cast iron skillet or similar

Pour 4 beers into the pot ( more or less, so that the brats etc are covered)
Pour 4 beers into you
Put the brats, onions, peppers and butter in the beer.
Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to a very low simmer
Let simmer about an hour (Longer if you have more beers to finish, there's no rush here)

Take the brats out and finish on a nice hot grill until done to your liking on the outside (they should be all nice and done on the inside,the girlling is just for a bit more flavor)

Drain off the beer/brat juice and put the onion/pepper mixture in a hot cast iron skillet or frying pan and brown em up nice.

Put brat in a bun, scopp some onions on top and add a little mustar (yellow or brown works) enjoy.

Have another beer.

Used a slow cooker instead of the pot and it turned out great.

 

[DallasCowpoke]

Ah, a subject near and dear to my heart...

As are the afore mentioned brats if thou partake of a few too many!

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

Used a slow cooker instead of the pot and it turned out great.

Oooohhh hadn't considered that before, but I don't doubt that it work work great. Might have to try it next time around.

 

[Duane]

Oooohhh hadn't considered that before, but I don't doubt that it work work great. Might have to try it next time around.

It was more out of necessity than anything else because I got everything together at lunch, put it in the slow cooker, went back to work, did the gym thing and had brats/onions/peppers ready to brown and serve that evening.

 

[Duane]

Working on perfecting these in the slow cooker and the batch I did tonight are really good.

Put the brats, peppers, onions, garlic and beer in the slow cooker pot yesterday, stuck them in the fridge and let them marinate over night. First thing this morning I started the slow cooker on high and waited a couple of hours until it boiled. I then changed the heat from high to medium and let them cook until I was ready to eat this evening.

Browned the peppers/onions/garlic and brats on the stove afterwards and I think they turned out the best yet.

Forgot to add that I'm using Lone Star beer - $10 for a 24 pack.

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

Working on perfecting these in the slow cooker and the batch I did tonight are really good.

Put the brats, peppers, onions, garlic and beer in the slow cooker pot yesterday, stuck them in the fridge and let them marinate over night. First thing this morning I started the slow cooker on high and waited a couple of hours until it boiled. I then changed the heat from high to medium and let them cook until I was ready to eat this evening.

Browned the peppers/onions/garlic and brats on the stove afterwards and I think they turned out the best yet.

Forgot to add that I'm using Lone Star beer - $10 for a 24 pack.

Good call on the Lone Star, the cheaper the better. Not sure if I can find that out here in CA, so I go with the Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Also a good call on marinating overnight, wondering if letting the beer g flat overnight has any effect?

 

[Duane]

Good call on the Lone Star, the cheaper the better. Not sure if I can find that out here in CA, so I go with the Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Also a good call on marinating overnight, wondering if letting the beer g flat overnight has any effect?

I couldn't tell you bro but it seemed like it took longer to bring to a boil. That might have been because everything was chilled, the effect of the flat beer or a combination of both.

Again, thanks for the recipe. It's been almost a weekly affair with me and the brats and I'm loving them.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Everytime I see the title of this thread I think of TO but not in the context of bratwurst.