The Day of German Unity … Is there a better way to celebrate this with beer, brats and open fire? No! So lets take this essential ingredients and make an awesome recipe: Beer Brats…I discovered this recepie at the BBQ Pit Boys Youtube channel. It was kinda weird to see that they use a german ketchup and mustard. But it seems that we do have some good BBQ related stuff that we export.
Anyway… a few months later a friend of mine asked me about a quick and simple recipe for him and his neighbor. Of course instantly one recipe came to my mind: beer brats!
Beer Brats:
Beer Brats – or in German: Bier Bratwürstchen – can be made on nearly every grill. It can be a cheap $10 grill from a store, an electric or gas fuled one. It doesn’t matter.
You only need some standard ingredients, that everybody has.
Ingredients:
- Beer
- fresh Brats – this time I had 2 different brats. One was seasoned with hot pepper the other had a finer texture
- bell pepper
- onions
- hotdog buns
- mustard
- ketchup – have fun finding that delicious “Curry Gewürz Ketchup” in the USA. I always have to supply a friend of mine 😉
Prearrangement:
- Finding the right beer!!!
I had to try this recipe 4 times until I found the correct beer. In the beginning the bell pepper had a strong bitter taste.
In general I dont drink much beer, so that a friend of mine supplied me with this beer. He recommended it, because it has a mild taste to it. - Fire up the grill: You need direct heat and, if possible, indirectet heat. You want to go with a medium heat, so briketts are the best choice.
Preperation:
As with every recipe on this blog: Take a look at the pictures. The preperation is real simple:
- Cut the bell peppers and the onions. – keep in mind that you want to put them on a bun. So big chunks are not useful.
- Put the brats and the veggie in a heat resistant container. – I don’t poke the brats, so they stay juicy on the inside.
- Pour in the beer – There should be so much beer in the container, that the brats a nearly covered. I used 2 bottles of beer in this recipe
- Simmer for about 20-30 min over direct heat. If the brats are not completly coverd with beer, flip them in between.
- When the brats are ready, put the container over indirect heat.
- Put the Beer Brats over direct heat and give them a nice sear.
- Warm up or toast the hotdog buns.
- When the brats are ready, put everything in the bun: the veggies, mustard, ketchup and of course the beer brats! Now you are ready to enjoy!
Result:
The combination of beer and bratwurst is awesome! The sometimes bitter bell pepper is well moderated by the sweet ketchup and the bun. If you have a big grill this is a perfect recipe for a summer party with lot of people. To make it more german you can heat up a pot with sauerkraut and a shot of beer and add this to your bun.
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