The perfect first step before the BBQ(Grill)
We are talking about a fresh (raw meat) Bratwurst now and not a smoked one. The perfect Bbqued bratwurst is made easier by using a two-step cooking process.
1. Cook it completely on a stove top.
My suggestion is to cook them in beer. Choose a nicely flavored ale or a beer that has lots of flavor and not a "lite".
For every 1 1/2 pounds of bratwurst use a bottle of beer.
Bring them to a simmer and cook on low for 10 minutes.
Be careful not to over cook them as the skins will split.
Cool the bratwurst until ready to grill.
Another tip from Johnsonville Bratwurst company,
is to get a
11 x 9 x 2 3/8 inch aluminum foil baking pan. Put this on the BBQ. |
Pour your beer right in there, put the your brats and onions in there and simmer them right on the BBQ. |
It is also nice to hold them in this beer after they are cooked as they will soak up more of the beer flavor.
you could put the pan right on the BBQ if you want.
2.Then it's as easy to cook the bratwurst as it is a hot dog....just make sure the fire is not too hot. Brown and serve to make a nice crunchy skin and juicy center. You will know they are done when your mouth starts to water.
At the same time that you are BBQing the bratwurst make trays out of foil or buy something similar and put your kraut and grilled onions on the edge of your BBQ.
Here is a nice tip;
If you don't have a brush to clean your BBQ then use a wadded up piece of foil and your tongs and it will clean the grates. |
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Get some "Hoagie buns or buns that are bigger than hot dog buns.
Dress these German puppies with the works. Wash them down with plenty of the season's appropriate brew . This 2 step process insures that you won't end up with a raw middle, or dark burnt skin by the time it is completely done.
If you are a seasoned BBQ'er then you can brown them over the hot part of the BBQ and then move them to a cooler part of the bbq to finish them.
What you don't want to do is cook them at too high of heat so the skin splits. This is the sign of a real amateur bratwurst cook.
So before you slap the sausages on the BBQ , why not try this 2 step method of precooking them.
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