Fresh Bratwurst Wisconsin Style Food

FRESH BRATWURST WISCONSIN STYLE

Steps:

• Cut the pork butt, veal, and fat into 1 inch cubes. Spread on a plate, and place in the freezer for 10 minutes to make it easier to chop. Place food processor bowl and blade in the freezer as well for the same amount of time.
• Set up the food processor and add just enough meat to cover the blade. Pulse to form chunks about 3/8 inch in size. Repeat with remaining meat. Process the fat into smaller pieces, about 1/4 inch, and mix it with the meat.
• Put the chopped meat and fat into a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, sugar, mustard and mustard seed, nutmeg, and sage. Pour in cold milk, and add grated potatoes if desired. Mix together with your hands.
• Make a small patty of the sausage mixture, and fry it in a small pan over medium heat. Taste, and adjust seasonings of the sausage mix if necessary. Cover bowl, and refrigerate for 8 hours to improve flavor before cooking as desired.

WISCONSIN BRATWURST

Steps:

• Prick bratwurst with fork to prevent them from exploding as they cook. Place in a large stock pot with the onions, butter, and beer. Place pot over medium heat, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
• Lightly oil grate. Cook bratwurst on preheated grill for 10 to 14 minutes, turning occasionally to brown evenly. Serve hot off the grill with onions on hoagie rolls.

BRATWURST-WISCONSIN STYLE

Steps:

• Place Brats, Butter & sliced onion in a decent size kettle.
• Pour in the Beer & the Water. (You can use only Beer -- just be sure the Brats are covered, completely).
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat & cover.
• Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat, but DO NOT remove cover until ready to grill!
• Get your grill ready & when it is ready, drain the Brats (reserving liquid) & put on the grill & cook until golden brown. (Place them back into the warm Beer & cover to keep them warm, if needed).
• Serve with or w/o a bun, with Kraut, chopped Onion &/or some Silver Springs Horseradish-style Brat mustard (NOT that bright yellow Stuff -- YUK) Be sure to have some extra ice cold brewski's to enjoy the Brats!
• This recipe can be adjusted either way, to fit your needs!
• You can also broil these if the weather won't permit grilling.
• These go VERY good with Recipe #305705 .

BEER WISCONSIN BRATWURST

Steps:

• Melt butter in a Dutch oven saute onions till tender 5 minutes.
• Add sugar, caraway seeds, and pepper stir in and place brats on top, cover the brats with beer drink the remaining. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer until brats are cooked. Remove brats and add kraut and stir.
• Place brats on medium high grill and cook brats until golden brown and return to beer/kraut mixture until ready to serve. Serve brats on fresh baked brat buns with sauerkraut & onions, fresh grated horseradish, ketchup, and/or mustard.