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Grilled Beer Brats

Name: Grilled Beer Brats
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 6 bratwurst sausages; 12 ounces beer; 2 orange or red bell pepper (sliced); 1 vidalia onion (sliced); hot dog buns, mustard, ketchup (optional)

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Grilled Beer Brats: Ingredients

6 bratwurst sausages
12 ounces beer
2 orange or red bell peppers, sliced
1 vidalia onion, sliced
optional: hot dog buns, mustard/ketchup

How to Make Grilled Beer Brats

Place a cast iron skillet on your grill and allow it to get hot. While heating, grill the bratwursts until charred on either side, roughly 3-4 minutes/side.
After bratwursts are charred, add them to the cast iron skillet on the grill. Add sliced peppers and onions and pour the beer over top of everything. Make sure peppers and onions are down in the beer, allowing them to caramelize.
Cook undisturbed for roughly 20-25 minutes, which will allow the beer to reduce.
Serve brats with peppers + onions on top. You can eat them without bread or on a hot dog bun. Enjoy!

Pro Tips For Making This Recipe

Make sure the peppers and onions are down in the beer when placed in the cast iron skillet; you will want them to caramelize!
The brats, peppers, and onions need not be flipped or stirred around; simply let them cook undisturbed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of beer should I use when making beer brats?

Use the beer of your choice, as you will want to enjoy the flavor profile of the beer. That said, I do not recommend using an IPA, as the hoppy profile will be overpowering.

Grilled Beer Brats Recipe

Grilled Beer Brats

JC Phelps

Looking for your next dinner recipe on the grill? Try my grilled beer brats, which are easy to make and oh so delicious! You'll love the caramelized peppers and onions.

5 from 31 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 35

Total Time 40

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Southern

Servings servings

Calories 267 kcal

Equipment

cast iron skillet

Ingredients

6 bratwurst sausages
12 ounces beer
2 orange or red bell pepper sliced
1 vidalia onion sliced
hot dog buns, mustard, ketchup optional

Instructions

Place a cast iron skillet on your grill and allow it to get hot. While heating, grill the bratwursts until charred on either side, roughly 3-4 minutes/side.
After bratwursts are charred, add them to the cast iron skillet on the grill. Add sliced peppers and onions and pour the beer over top of everything. Make sure peppers and onions are down in the beer, allowing them to caramelize.
Cook undisturbed for roughly 20-25 minutes, which will allow the beer to reduce.
Serve brats with peppers + onions on top. You can eat them without bread or on a hot dog bun. Enjoy!

Notes

Make sure the peppers and onions are down in the beer when placed in the cast iron skillet; you will want them to caramelize!

The brats, peppers, and onions need not be flipped or stirred around; simply let them cook undisturbed.

Nutrition

Calories: 267kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 10gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 566mgPotassium: 352mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 625IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg

Keyword beer brats, brats, grilled beer brats, grilling

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