Grilled Beer-Brined Brats

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Ingredients

  • Eight (6- to 8-inch) wooden skewers
  • 8 bratwursts, about 4 ounces each
  • 2 (12-ounce) bottles ale or beer
  • 1/4 cup TABASCO® brand Buffalo Style Hot Sauce
  • 2 large onions, cut into 1-inch-thick rounds
  • 8 hot dog buns

Preparation

Insert skewers into each bratwurst lengthwise, pushing them all the way through. Place the skewered sausages in a large saucepan or Dutch oven and add the ale and TABASCO® Buffalo Style Sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Add the onions and simmer 10 minutes more. Allow sausages to cool in the beer; transfer bratwursts and beer to a resealable plastic bag and refrigerate until ready to use. Heat a grill to medium and grill sausages and onions until desired doneness. Remove skewers and serve on toasted buns topped with grilled onions.

Makes 8 servings.

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  • Name: martin scholz
    Date: October 24th, 2012
    real wisconsinites know that searyou the brats first, then let em simmer in your own concoction
  • Name: BOB
    Date: October 24th, 2012
    AS ANOTHER CHEESEHEAD, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT IN NOT PIERCING THE BRATS!

    DON'T FORGET SUBING KRAUT FOR THE ONIONS. SIMMER THE BRATS IN KRAUT AND ADD CHILLED KRAUT (ROOM TEMP) IN PLACE OF ONIONS.

    BOB
  • Name: Robert
    Date: October 23rd, 2012
    As a former cheesehead (Wisconsinite) never pierce a brat before or during cooking. Omit the skewers and use tongs, never forks when grilling brats. A touch of garlic to the beer adds a nice flavor. You can also omit the bags and go straight from the pan to the grill. This approach works very well and avoids raw brat centers when the grille is too hot.
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