Beer Brat Bites Recipes

BEER BRATS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. When hot, lightly oil grate.
• Combine the beer and onions in a large pot; bring to a boil. Submerge the bratwurst in the beer; add the red pepper flakes, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium and cook another 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the bratwurst from the beer mixture; reduce heat to low, and continue cooking the onions.
• Cook the bratwurst on the preheated grill, turning once, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve with the beer mixture as a topping or side.

SLOW-COOKER BEER BRATS

Steps:

• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook bratwurst over medium-high heat, turning frequently, just until outsides are brown. Place in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
• Top with onion slices, garlic, butter, salt and pepper. Pour in beer.
• Cover and cook on High heat setting 4 hours or Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Serve with sauerkraut and mustard.

AIR-FRIED BRATWURST BITES WITH SPICY BEER MUSTARD

Steps:

• Combine beer, honey, turmeric, and allspice in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, until volume has reduced by half, about 8 minutes. Stir in mustard and let stand until ready to serve.
• Place sweet peppers and bratwurst chunks in a single layer in the air fryer basket.
• Cook in the air fryer at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), tossing once halfway through cooking, until peppers are tender and bratwurst edges are golden brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the brats should read 165 degrees F (75 degreed C). Work in batches if necessary.
• Serve warm with mustard sauce.

BRATWURST APPETIZER BITES WITH SAUERKRAUT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375-degrees.
• Cut the uncooked bratwurst into 1" pieces to make 24 pieces.
• In a large skillet, brown the bratwurst pieces (on medium/high heat) in the oil until browned and cooked through, turning occasionally (approximately 10 minutes).
• Remove the cooked bratwurst to a paper towel to drain and cool.
• Pop and unroll the crescent sheet. Slice the sheet in half lengthwise and then slice into ½" strips to equal 24 - 6" strips.
• Wrap each cooked bratwurst piece in one of the 6" crescent strips.
• Place each wrapped bratwurst onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water.
• Brush each crescent wrapped bratwurst with a bit of the egg wash, being careful not to saturate the bites as this will make them stick to the tray.
• Sprinkle each bratwurst bite with poppy seeds.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 15-17 minutes, or until the crescent rolls are golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together the sauerkraut, mayonnaise, pepper, and smoked paprika. Keep cold until ready to serve.
• Serve the bratwurst bites warm (or at room temperature), along with the chilled sauerkraut sauce.

BEER BRATS

Steps:

• Place brats in a Dutch oven with onions and butter, cover the brats with beer. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer until brats are cooked. Remove brats and set aside beer mixture. Grill brats until golden brown and return to beer mixture until ready to serve. Serve brats on fresh baked brat buns with sauerkraut, onions, green peppers, ketchup, and/or mustard.

AIR-FRIED BRATWURST BITES WITH SPICY BEER MUSTARD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine first four ingredients (through allspice). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, uncovered, 8 minutes or until volume has reduced by half. Stir in mustard. Let stand until ready to serve.
• Place bratwurst chunks and peppers in a single layer in fryer basket. Work in batches if necessary. Cook at 400°F for 10 minutes or until peppers are tender and internal temperature of bratwurst reaches 165°F and edges are golden brown and crisp, tossing once halfway through cooking. Serve warm with mustard sauce.

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HOMEMADE BRATWURST BITES WITH BEER AND HORSERADISH MUSTARD

Steps:

• Place pork sparerib cubes and pork fat in freezer until partially frozen, about 30 minutes. Place half of pork and half of pork fat in processor. Using on/off turns, blend mixture until finely ground. Transfer mixture to bowl. Repeat with remaining pork and pork fat. Gently mix sage and next 5 ingredients into ground pork mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup beer. Cover and chill overnight.
• Form pork mixture by tablespoonfuls into 1 1/4-to 1 1/2-inch-diameter patties; place on baking sheet. DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill.
• Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in batches if necessary, add sausage patties to skillet and cook until browned on bottom, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup beer to skillet; cover with lid slightly ajar and cook until beer evaporates, 6 to 7 minutes. Turn patties over and cook until brown on bottom and cooked through, about 5 minutes longer.
• Transfer sausage patties to platter. Serve with Beer and Horseradish Mustard and soft pretzels.