Smoked Cheese And Beer Fondue With Beer Simmered Bratwurst Grilled Bacon Mushrooms And Rye Bread Recipes

BEER-SIMMERED BRATWURST

Steps:

• Preheat the grill for direct grilling, high heat.
• Combine the beer, caraway, coriander, mustard seeds, onions, garlic and ginger in a large stockpot. Then, add the bratwurst. Place the pot on the grates of the grill and bring to a simmer. Simmer the sausages until half-cooked, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the grill and let the bratwurst sit in the liquid for 30 minutes. Transfer the brats to a platter or cutting board and strain the liquid into a bowl, discard the solids.
• Brush the sausages with canola oil and grill until the casings are crisp and golden brown and the sausages are cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Keep warm until serving.

BEER AND CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Add the garlic, beer and onion powder to a large saucepan. Heat over medium heat until it starts to simmer around the edges.
• Meanwhile, add the cheese and flour to a medium bowl and toss. Once the beer is simmering, add the cheese a handful at a time, stirring to melt it. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Cook over low heat, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot, until all the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.
• Serve warm with sliced apples, pumpernickel or other crusty bread cubes, soft pretzels and tiny heated wieners.

BEER-SIMMERED BRATWURST

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high. Combine the beer, caraway seeds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, onions, garlic and ginger in a large stockpot. Add the bratwurst. Place the pot on the grates of the grill and bring to a simmer. Simmer the sausages, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the grill and let the bratwurst sit in the liquid for about 30 minutes. Transfer the brats to a platter or cutting board.
• Brush the bratwurst with the canola oil and grill until the casings are crisp and golden brown and the brats are warmed through, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Keep warm until serving.

GERMAN CHEESE & BEER FONDUE

Steps:

• Heat a small skillet over medium heat with 1 turn of the pan of vegetable oil. Once hot, add the chopped bacon and cook, stirring every now and then until crispy.
• Remove from the skillet, drain on a paper towel-lined plate and reserve.
• Bring 1 inch water to boil in a large skillet and add wursts or mini franks of choice.
• Boil 5 minutes, drain and brown in 1 tablespoon butter to crisp casings.
• Bring a second pan with a couple inches of water to a boil and blanch the cauliflower a minute or so and drain.
• Combine cheeses in a bowl with the flour.
• Add beer to a small pot and bring up to a bubble over medium heat.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the cheese in batches.
• Stir in a figure-eight pattern with wooden spoon.
• When all the cheese has been incorporated fully, stir in the mustard, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
• Transfer fondue to warm fondue pot and sprinkle the top with the reserved bacon.
• To serve, arrange the wursts, cauliflower, pickles, onions, cubed bread and smoked almonds around the fondue pot and dig in!