Sheboygan Style Beer Soaked Brats Food

SHEBOYGAN-STYLE BEER-SOAKED "BRATS"

Steps:

• In a large deep heavy skillet stir together beer, mustard, and ketchup.
• Cut 1 onion into thick slices and add to beer mixture.
• Bring beer mixture to a boil and in it simmer bratwursts, uncovered, turning occasionally, 20 minutes.
• Prepare gill.
• Remove bratwursts from beer mixture, discarding beer mixture. Cut remaining 3 onions into thick slices, keeping slices intact.
• Grill bratwursts with onion slices on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, turning onions once, until bratwursts are cooked through and golden brown and onions are cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Put a pair of "brats," cut in half lengthwise and stacked, on each roll.
• Top brats with grilled onion, pickles, and mustard.

SHEBOYGAN BEER AND BRAT STEW

Steps:

• Slice brats into bite-size pieces and place in a kettle.
• Pour beer over brats and place in refrigerator to marinate for at least 3 hours.
• Cut potatoes into bite-size pieces and place inside slow cooker.
• Add just enough water to cover potatoes.
• Stir in beef seasoning packet.
• Stir in Cream of Onion soup.
• Cook until potatoes are tender. (This will take around 3 hours at the low setting.) Be sure to stir occasionally.
• When potatoes are tender, heat brats in beer to a rolling boil.
• Boil for 3 minutes while stirring.
• Pour about 3/4 cup of boiled beer into potato mixture. (This doesn't need to be measured nor exact. Add to gain the consistency that you desire.).
• Drain remaining beer from kettle and brown bratwurst pieces.
• Add cheese to potato mixture.
• Add browned brats to potato mixture.
• Add pepper to taste.
• Stir well and serve.

BEER SOAKED BRATS

Steps:

• Cook brats on grill until brown and split. Place brats in a mixture of 1/4 of the beer, 3/4 cup water and the sliced onion. Simmer the brats in the brine mixture for 30 minutes. Before serving, place brats back onto grill for 1 minute.;

SHEBOYGAN GRILLED BRATS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the sliced onions for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender and translucent. Add the chopped garlic and cook, stirring, for an additional 2 minutes. Add the beer and let simmer while the bratwursts are cooking on the grill.
• Grill the bratwursts for 30 to 35 minutes, turning often. Be careful not to poke holes in the casing. Remove the bratwursts from the grill and simmer in the beer sauce for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Serve hot with onions on the rolls.

GRILLED BRATS, SHEBOYGAN STYLE

Steps:

• Pierce each bratwurst 4 times with a fork and put the sausages in a pan large enough to hold them in one layer.
• Add beer and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Let simmer for 15-20 minutes.
• Drain bratwurst; place on a prepared grill over medium-high heat.
• Grill for about 10 minutes or until well browned.
• Lightly butter the rolls; you can either toast them under the broiler or grill them until they are golden brown.
• Put brats in rolls; serve with mustard, onion, and pickles or sauerkraut.
• Sheboygan natives have been known to douse their bratwurst sandwiches with lots of hot melted butter.