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Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-03-2005 01:20:

Cooking the perfect brat (with pics)

Ok, totally bored but I decided to document my first time trying to cook a brat "the right way". Please tell me you have tried this also.

1 big pot
1 package of quality brats
a couple of beers and use the same amount of water
2 onions

Add beer 2 beers with equal amout water
Chop onions (I like'em big)
Add brats and let simmer for about an hour on low heat.
(the Newcastle is for the chef)
REMINDER: always use tongs (not a fork) to keep jucies inside.

After an hour put on grill. I used a "forman grill" because it was easier and didnt want to wast coals on something that was going to be on it for only a few minutes. BBQ grill is best though.
Grill until you get the look you want. I kept turning them and didnt let them sit too long on the grill.

After grilling to your satisfaction....put back into beer/onions( 10 min) and start getting the things you need ready to serve

Prepare the way you like it....and enjoy

Off for more shots

Posted by Orbax on Jul-03-2005 01:33:

totally gonna try that

Posted by WhooCares on Jul-03-2005 01:35:

HAHa word...i dont know about all the onions, but looks good

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-03-2005 01:41:

quote:
Originally posted by DjWhooCares
HAHa word...i dont know about all the onions, but looks good

The onions loose alot of their potetncy after beeing cooked. Im not a huge fan of onions either, but like this they are good.

Glad you like the idea Orbax

Posted by jonSun on Jul-03-2005 01:43:

quote:
Originally posted by DjWhooCares
HAHa word...i dont know about all the onions, but looks good

You gotta have onlions on a brat, This made me hungry.

Cant wait till the 4th, gonna be chowing down.

Posted by WhooCares on Jul-03-2005 01:47:

ill have a go at em aswell...
even with the onions

Posted by Orbax on Jul-03-2005 01:58:

wheres the kraut though?!

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-03-2005 02:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Orbax
wheres the kraut though?!

Like I said "prepair the way you like"....Im not a big fan of kraut, Im sure I put a few toppings that wouldnt be approved of, but its good.

Posted by Omega_Blue on Jul-03-2005 02:14:

good ol' fashioned beer brats are teh win

Posted by igottaknow on Jul-03-2005 02:19:

Posted by wizniz on Jul-03-2005 02:26:

saw a commercial for brats today w/ a guy talking as he prepared them that way...

first time i remember seeing that commercial.
i thought "woah... that looks good"

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-03-2005 02:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_Blue
good ol' fashioned beer brats are teh win

YOu are correct! Ive been using a couple different beers and the flavors vary. The pics are from my first time trying to cooked them....Ive also tried Newcastle (it was ok)....but Anchorsteam has been the best so far (as seen in the pics).

BTW you sig is great I wish I had a good connection (just moved)

Posted by Orbax on Jul-03-2005 02:34:

it took me a long time to get to like kraut but I powered through the dislike

just like beer, wine, tomatoes, mushrooms, and coffee. All the more enriching. Except Olives. Fuck olives.

Posted by Mr. Pink on Jul-03-2005 02:45:

shnap, i just cooked myself a nice steak dinner and im still eyeing those brats like a mutha

VERY WELL DONE!

and great culinary documentary

we need more of these threads!!

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-03-2005 03:21:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr. Pink
shnap, i just cooked myself a nice steak dinner and im still eyeing those brats like a mutha

VERY WELL DONE!

and great culinary documentary

we need more of these threads!!

Well if you like that...maybe I can post more simple, cooking docs...seeing as Im a bacholor now

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-03-2005 04:10:

Those were fucking good!....I had one, and its the most Ive eaten in a week

Posted by MERLIN on Jul-03-2005 06:45:

the beer makes it all taste so good. if you grill the onions a little before you put them in the beer, they'll get a bit sweeter. make sure to salt and pepper the onions. after a few minutes they'll caramelize a bit then toss them in the beer with the brats. then when you put them in the beer they'll get all soft and delicious with the sweetness of the onion and the added flavor of the beer. oh and it'll look a little more brown then what you have in your picture.

i usually eat it with dijon mustard only, no ketchup. i love ketchup, but for some reason i think a brat tastes best with just mustard and some of those onions.

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-03-2005 07:02:

quote:
Originally posted by MERLIN
the beer makes it all taste so good. if you grill the onions a little before you put them in the beer, they'll get a bit sweeter. make sure to salt and pepper the onions. after a few minutes they'll caramelize a bit then toss them in the beer with the brats. then when you put them in the beer they'll get all soft and delicious with the sweetness of the onion and the added flavor of the beer. oh and it'll look a little more brown then what you have in your picture.

i usually eat it with dijon mustard only, no ketchup. i love ketchup, but for some reason i think a brat tastes best with just mustard and some of those onions.

Ya I coulda prepped the onions, but didnt want to. Im sure getting the onions sweeter would be great, I just didnt want to deal with it....and it was plenty good

Posted by MadMattress on Jul-03-2005 09:55:

Thanks for this awesome post, thats dinner tonight. well, im off, time to hit the dirt, full throttle!!

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-03-2005 15:58:

quote:
Originally posted by MadMattress
Thanks for this awesome post, thats dinner tonight. well, im off, time to hit the dirt, full throttle!!

Good luck with it....its rather yummy. Just remember to get buns/rolls that are thick. Otherwise they will tear and fall apart.

Posted by Mr. Pink on Jul-03-2005 17:16:

quote:
Originally posted by L.E.N.
Well if you like that...maybe I can post more simple, cooking docs...seeing as Im a bacholor now

next on the list should be salmon lol

something interesting.

i dub thee........c0r culinary poster

Posted by nchs09 on Jul-03-2005 19:14:

looks t3h win

Posted by igottaknow on Jul-03-2005 19:24:

when i saw the title i was thinking of this kinda brat

Posted by RJT on Jul-03-2005 19:29:

In Wisco, learning how to cook beer brats is basically something ingrained in you since birth...

That, Beer, & Cheese...

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-05-2005 02:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr. Pink
next on the list should be salmon lol

something interesting.

i dub thee........c0r culinary poster

Sweet! I dont see salmon happing though Ill try to stick to simple, bacholor type stuff.

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