
Octoberfest with Man Cave Craft Meats
Its October. There isn’t a much better way to spend it than with good friends and fermented foods. We tried a fun new recipe with beer, bratwurst, and sauerkraut. This is an awesome recipe and I have wanted to make it again ever since I cooked it two weeks ago. The way the beer and the beef broth add flavor to the brats is awesome!
Ingredients
- 1 pound bratwurst
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 dark beer
- 2 cups beef bouillon
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups sauerkraut
- 1 leek sliced
- 1-2 sprigs of green onions
- 1 red pepper
Directions
1. In a large cast iron pan, combine the onion, beer, and bratwurst.
2. Cook on medium heat until the beer is reduced to a syrup.
3. Remove the bratwurst and cook the onions until they become clear.
4. Add two cups of beef broth to the pan.
5. Add the bratwurst back into the pan. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 15 minutes until the bratwurst is fully cooked. The beer and the beef broth will add a great flavor to the bratwurst.
6. After the 15 minutes is up, remove the bratwurst and move them to another pan or a grill to brown them.
7. Turn up the heat on the broth and boil it down until it thickens to a syrup.
8. Add the butter and melt it into in the pan.
9. Add the sauerkraut
10. Fry the sauerkraut on high heat and mix it with the syrup in the pan.
11. Add the bratwurst back into the pan. Cook until the sauerkraut starts to brown.
12. Add the vegetables for some color and crispness. Slightly cook them before taking the entire dish off the heat.
Enjoy! This was an awesome fall recipe. Even the kids liked liked it! Let us know in the comments if you try it and send us some pictures!
- 1 pound bratwurst
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 dark beer
- 2 cups beef bouillon
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups sauerkraut
- 1 leek sliced
- 1-2 sprigs of green onions
- 1 red pepper
- In a large cast iron pan, combine the onion, beer, and bratwurst.
- Cook on medium heat until the beer is reduced to a syrup.
- Remove the bratwurst and cook the onions until they become clear.
- Add two cups of beef broth to the pan.
- Add the bratwurst back into the pan. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 15 minutes until the bratwurst is fully cooked. The beer and the beef broth will add a great flavor to the bratwurst.
- After the 15 minutes is up, remove the bratwurst and move them to another pan or a grill to brown them.
- Turn up the heat on the broth and boil it down until it thickens to a syrup.
- Add the butter and melt it into in the pan.
- Add the sauerkraut
- Fry the sauerkraut on high heat and mix it with the syrup in the pan.
- Add the bratwurst back into the pan. Cook until the sauerkraut starts to brown.
- Add the vegetables for some color and crispness. Slightly cook them before taking the entire dish off the heat.