Grilled Beer-cooked Sausages

Name: Grilled Beer-cooked Sausages
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 12 servings
Ingredients: 6 bottles (12 oz. each) medium- to heavy-bodied ale (9 cups); 12 bratwurst; 1 large onion, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise

3 Ratings
3 Reviews

James Bullard simmers his sausages in beer first, which makes for quick grilling and helps feed guests fast. We love these smeared with coarse-grain mustard on crusty rolls. The onions take on a lot of the ale's flavor, including its slight bitterness. Leave them off your sausage if you're sensitive to bitter flavors.

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Recipe Summary

total:

40 mins

Yield:

Makes 12 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

6 bottles (12 oz. each) medium- to heavy-bodied ale (9 cups)
12 bratwurst
1 large onion, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise

Directions

Step 1
Bring beer to a boil in a large, wide pot. Add sausages and onions and simmer 15 minutes. Cover, remove from heat, and let sit until ready to grill.

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Step 2
Heat a gas or charcoal grill to medium (you can hold your hand 1 to 2 in. above the cooking grate only 4 to 5 seconds). Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer sausages to the grill. Cook sausages, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 8 minutes. Meanwhile, drain onions and set aside. Serve sausages hot or warm, with onions if you like.
Step 3
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

Chef's Notes

You can add up to 8 more sausages without increasing the amount of beer or onion.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

350 calories; calories from fat 75%; protein 16g; fat 29g; saturated fat 11g; carbohydrates 4.3g; fiber 0.3g; sodium 633mg; cholesterol 68mg.

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chefdkaye777

05/02/2012

I think this is a waste of beer. You really only need one or two bottles to steam the sauage. Same effect but not over powering.

WendyR

01/04/2012

This recipe is really flavorful. I used enough beer to cover the amount of brats that I used. After grilling the brats, I smothered the brats with the onions in a roll. Delicious. I've used this recipe three years in a row for an Ocktoberfest party. The recipe is definitely a keeper.

gcgrytdal

08/25/2011

Make this ONLY if you truly like the flavor of flat beer. It permeates the sausage and onions. We tried this at our extended family's annual "Oktoberfest" and antique train ride and NO ONE (out of 23 people) liked them. We'd prefer our bratwurst simmered in water or chicken broth over beer then grilled. Just be forewarned that the beer flavor really does show through on this recipe, and sort of ruins (rather than complements) the beautiful bratwurst flavor. We'll stick to drinking the beer.

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