How to Cook Brats on the Stove

How to Cook Brats on the Stove

from whereismyspoon.co
25 min
5 servings

Learn how to cook brats on the stove with beer and onions. A simple, hearty and delicious way of cooking bratwurst.

Ingredients

  • 10 small brats (about 75 g/ 2.7 oz each (Note))
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion (more or less 150 g/ 5.3 oz)
  • 250 ml/ 8.5 fl.oz/ 1 cup beer
  • fine sea salt and black pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Quarter the onion and slice the quarters.

  2. 2

    Heat a large thick-bottomed pan (preferably cast-iron skillet). Add oil. Sear the brats on medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, flip using tongs and cook on the other side for another 3 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add the onions between the sausages and cook for about 2 minutes, until golden, stirring a few times.

  4. 4

    Flip the sausages again, add beer, cover, and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes, flipping again halfway. The internal temperature should read 71 degrees Celsius/160 degrees Fahrenheit. If you don't have a meat thermometer, just cut one sausage in the middle, it's easy to see if it's cooked through.

  5. 5

    Remove the brats, add salt and pepper to taste, and reduce the sauce for about 2 minutes. Return the sausages to the pan and turn them into the sauce.

  6. 6

    Serve immediately.