Easy Beer Brats

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Source: Better Homes and Gardens


Prep time:       15 minutes
Cook time:      20 minutes, plus grill 7 minutes
Total time:       42 minutes

Ingredients:
4 fresh bratwursts (about 12 ounces total)
1 12-ounce can beer
10 whole black peppercorns
1 large onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
1-1/2 teaspoons caraway seed
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
4 frankfurter buns, split and toasted
Coarse-grain brown mustard

Directions:
1. Use a fork to prick several holes in the skin of each bratwurst. In a saucepan combine bratwursts, beer, and peppercorns. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 20 minutes or until bratwursts are no longer pink. Drain.

2. Meanwhile, in a small skillet cook onion in hot margarine until tender but not brown. Add caraway seed and cook 5 minutes more. Stir in the vinegar and the Worcestershire sauce.

3. Grill bratwursts on an uncovered grill directly over medium-hot coals for 7 to 8 minutes or until skins are golden, turning frequently (170 degrees F). Serve bratwursts on buns with mustard. Spoon onion mixture over bratwursts. Makes 4 servings.

Wisconsin Bratwurst

 Pre-cook your brats in a large pot with beer, heaps of butter, and sliced onions. Then put them on the grill until brown and irresistible. Makes four servings."

2 pounds fresh bratwurst sausages 2 onions, thinly sliced 1 cup butter

6 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles beer 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper 10 hoagie rolls

1.	DO NOT prick bratwurst with fork. Place in a large stock pot with the onions, butter, and beer. Place pot over medium heat, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
2.	Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
3.	Lightly oil grate. Cook bratwurst on preheated grill for 10 to 14 minutes, turning occasionally to brown evenly. Serve hot off the grill with onions on hoagie roll - return sausages to the pot to keep warm.

Brats Cooked in Beer ( also good for sausage or dogs)

* 2 teaspoons olive oil or butter, divided use

* 1 large sweet onion, sliced into 1/4-inch rings

* 6 bratwurst sausages

* 6 ounces (half a can or bottle) beer

Heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil or butter in a large Dutch oven. Brown bratwurst sausages until deep golden brown. Remove to a platter.

To the drippings, add the remaining teaspoon of olive oil or butter and the sweet onion rings. Toss the onions to coat with the oil.

Cook, stirring often, until onions are limp and golden but not brown.

Return the bratwurst to the onions and add the beer. Cook over medium heat until beer has cooked down to a syrup, about 12 to 15 minutes.Bratwurst may be served on buns with the onions or as an entree.The bratwurst sausage recipe is ready to serve 6 persons....enjoy the meal !

 Dark beer gives a richer flavor, but a standard commercial lager will work just fine.