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Beer Braised Bratwurst Sandwich

Great for a backyard barbecue or a rainy day! Love beer and bratwurst? This is for you!
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bratwurst, cheese, beer, onions, peppers
Servings: 5

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 2 sweet onions
  • 1 bottle of beer (I used German beer)
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 5 bratwurst
  • 5 hoagie buns, rolls, or italian bread
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 red peppers, sliced
  • 2 green peppers, sliced
  • 10 slices extra sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tbsp pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic salt

Instructions

  • Slice onions and add to pan. Cook in 4 tablespoons butter. I used salted butter from Land O' Lakes. Cook until onions are almost soft.
  • Add beer, brown sugar, vinegar, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and stir until onoins are soft.
  • Add bratwurst and cook for approximately 10 minutes.
  • Transfer bratwurst to another pan and cook in olive oil until sides are crispy.
  • Return bratwurst to pan with onion/beer mixture, add cornstarch, and cook on medium heat while you cook the peppers.
  • Cut green and red peppers into slices. Add to a seperate pan with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook until soft.
  • While peppers are cooking, use the pan that you sauted' the bratwurst in and toast your bread or buns. Add butter to the pan but keep watching to make sure the buns do not burn.
  • When peppers are done, buns are toasted, turn the heat off and assembly your sandwich.

Notes

This recipe came with a Easy Cranberry-Pickle Relish.  If you would like to make it, combine:
1/2 cup canned whole cranberry sauce and 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish.  In a small bowl, combine both ingredients together. 
Another option would be to combine 1/2 cup mayonnaise and 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish together.  
Cut into bratwurst to make sure they are done inside.  I normally cut down the length of the bratwurst and lay flat to crisp up the inside.  
Want to make this dish "hot", add hot pepper flakes or 1/4 cup of hot sauce while cooking the bratwurst in olive oil.