Recipe Finder:
Check out our most popular categories:
Baconista Brats
Marinate: 6 hrs to 24 hrs
Cook: 10 mins
Grill: 5 mins
Ingredients
- 1 12 ounce bottle or can dark German beer, your favorite beer or 1-1/2 cups beef broth
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped onion
- 3 tablespoons Try Me Tiger Sauce or bottled steak sauce
- 2 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika or sweet paprika
- 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- 5 uncooked bratwurst links or turkey bratwursts (1- 1/4 pounds)
- 5 slices uncooked bacon
- 5 round hard rolls, bratwursts buns, hoagie buns or other crusty rolls, split
- Tangy Midwest Slaw
Directions
1. For marinade:In large resealable plastic bag, set in a shallow dish or bowl, combine beer, onion, steak sauce, paprika and garlic. Use the tines of a fork to pierce several holes in each bratwurst. Add bratwursts to marinade. Seal bag and marinate bratwursts in the refrigerator for 6 to 24 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
2. In a large saucepan, bring marinade and bratwursts to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook bacon until browned but not crisp. Drain on paper towels.
4. Using tongs, remove bratwursts from marinade; discard marinade. Let bratwursts cool slightly. Wrap each bratwurst with a slice of bacon and secure with a wooden toothpick.
5. For a charcoal grill:Grill bacon-wrapped bratwursts on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals about 5 minutes or until skins are browned and bacon is crisp, turning often. (For a gas grill: Preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Grill bacon-wrapped bratwursts on rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.)
6. During the last 1 to 2 minutes of grilling, open the rolls and place them cut-side down on the grill to lightly toast. Remove bratwursts and rolls from grill. Remove the toothpicks from bratwursts.
7. Place bratwursts in the rolls and top with Tangy Midwest Slaw. Makes 5 sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sweet pickle juice
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
- 2 1/2 cups packaged shredded cabbage with carrot (coleslaw mix) or half of a small head green cabbage, shredded
Directions
In a medium bowl combine mayonnaise, vinegar, pickle juice, celery seeds, and hot pepper sauce. Add coleslaw mix; toss to coat. Makes about 2 cups.
