Homemade Bratwurst Bites With Beer And Horseradish Mustard Food

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.

BRATWURSTS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS & CREAMY HORSERADISH

Steps:

• To caramelize onions, heat butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When melted and hot, add onion slices and cook until golden brown, stirring occasionally, 10-15 minutes.
• Add sugar and cook until onions are deep golden brown, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove onions from heat and set aside.
• Mix all horseradish sauce ingredients together in a small bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Grill brats (I prefer to slice them partially through).
• Place in toasted buns, spread with (mustard) onions and then horseradish sauce.

BEER AND HORSERADISH MUSTARD

Steps:

• Whisk 1/2 cup beer, malt vinegar, mustard seeds, and dry mustard to blend in small bowl. Let mixture stand at room temperature 3 hours.
• Transfer beer-and-mustard-seed mixture to blender; add remaining 1/2 cup beer, horseradish, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, honey, and ground caraway seeds; blend until coarse puree forms. Transfer mixture to medium metal bowl. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk often until mixture thickens slightly, about 15 minutes (mixture will be thinner and more sauce-like than store-bought mustard). Transfer mustard to small saucepan and add cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water; whisk over medium-high heat until mustard thickens and boils, about 2 minutes. Transfer mustard to airtight container. Cover and chill until cold. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep chilled.
• Sold at specialty foods stores, Indian and Asian markets, and online at thespicehouse.com. If unavailable, use yellow mustard seeds instead.