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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Gas Grills => Topic started by: Smokin Don on September 26, 2015, 10:49:27 PM

Title: Beer Brats and Leftovers
Post by: Smokin Don on September 26, 2015, 10:49:27 PM: Sep 26 2015

I haven’t done any beer brats lately. After I got my Traeger I like them about as well just smoked and then turn up the heat to finish or move to my gas grill to brown up. I wanted to do some beer brats so I looked at some recipes.

I used some of Guy Fieri’s recipe. I browned up some diced bacon on my gas burner, added some sliced onions, peppers and garlic. When the onions started to brown up I poured in a beer and then added the fresh brats from my butcher. I pierced them so they would take on the beer flavor and the brats would flavor the beer.

I simmered them for 15 minutes turning half way through; I didn’t have them completely covered. After they had simmered I removed and sliced one side some and they went on my Weber Spirit I had on medium 350 to 400 deg. I did them about 8 minutes per side to get a nice brown.

While they were on the grill I added about a tablespoon of mustard to the beer and onions; I added a little more beer since it was cooking off. I added the grilled brats back to the beer & onions and let simmer a few minutes while I toasted the tops of the brat buns on the grill a couple of minutes, then took inside to serve the wife and me.

I sliced a little off the tops of the buns; these squares them up and let’s sit on the grill to brown up. I also sprayed them with a little olive oil.

I served the brats with some of the onions and peppers and mustard. Our sides were leftover smashed potatoes and cabbage gratin. I liked the brats this way.

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Goood!
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Smokin Don
Title: Re: Beer Brats and Leftovers
Post by: smokeasaurus on September 27, 2015, 10:54:21 AM: Whoo Boy...that'll work 8) 8)
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Post by: sliding_billy on September 27, 2015, 05:02:02 PM: Yes, please!
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Post by: HighOnSmoke on September 27, 2015, 05:38:30 PM: Will take 2 Don! Yum!
Title: Re: Beer Brats and Leftovers
Post by: ACW3 on September 27, 2015, 08:12:28 PM: It was a toss up between beer and brats. I like both. I'll take two brats and two beers, please.

Art
Title: Re: Beer Brats and Leftovers
Post by: IR2dum on September 28, 2015, 03:03:48 AM: SD, that is some delicious comfort food.
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Post by: akruckus on September 28, 2015, 09:38:31 AM: YES! Doesn't get much better than that.
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Post by: drholly on September 28, 2015, 09:57:32 AM: Those are some nice looking brats! Great meal and great pictures.
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Post by: Smokerjunky on September 28, 2015, 11:58:43 AM: Don - I love brats and those look FANTASTIC - I'd like to havea couple of those :P
Title: Re: Beer Brats and Leftovers
Post by: muebe on September 28, 2015, 12:18:51 PM: I want a couple and an extra tall beer :P