Grilled Beer Brats with Red Cabbage Kraut Recipe

These Grilled Beer Brats with Red Cabbage Kraut are the perfect sandwiches to serve at any Oktoberfest celebration—or any gameday gathering.

PREP TIME

30 mins

COOK TIME

20 mins

SERVINGS

5

Ingredients

Red Cabbage Sauerkraut

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds
  • 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 red cabbage, cored & thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pepper
  • 4 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

 

Grilled Beer Brats

  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 1 large onion, halved & thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 4 12 oz beers (we used Yuengling Lager)
  • 5 bratwurst
  • Hoagie buns
  • Stoneground mustard
  • Beer cheese sauce

Grilled Beer Brats with Red Cabbage Kraut on buns

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Grilled Beer Brats with Red Cabbage Kraut

Red Cabbage Sauerkraut

  1. Heat 1 Tbsp oil in pan over medium heat. Add caraway seeds and cook until fragrant (1-2 minutes).
  2. Add onion and cabbage and cook until cabbage starts to wilt. Stir in 2 Tbsp vinegar, salt, and pepper, then cook for another 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat. Let cool for a half hour.
  3. Stir in remaining 2 Tbsp vinegar and 1 Tbsp oil. Serve on top of brats or as a side.

 

Grilled Beer Brats

  1. In a pot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sauté onions until slightly softened. Season with red pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper.
  2. Add beer and bring to a boil. Add brats and maintain a low boil. Cook for 6 minutes.
  3. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Once brats are done boiling, remove to grill and, rotating every 2 minutes or so, cook on top rack until brats are browned and reach an internal temperature of 160º.
  4. To build brat sandwich, add mustard to inside of hoagie bun. Add brat, then top with sauerkraut and beer cheese. Enjoy!

PAIRINGS:
Grilled Beer Brats with Red Cabbage Kraut

Oktoberfestbier

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