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Grilled Chicago-style Beer Brats

Grilled Chicago-style Beer Brats prepared dish

These chicago-style beer brats are a delicious and hearty dish perfect for summer grilling. The brats are simmered in a flavorful beer mixture before being grilled to perfection and served with sautéed onions and peppers.

This recipe is american style, dinner, scaled for 6 servings, with 15 min prep and 30 min cook.

Prep: 15 min · Cook: 30 min · Total: 45 min · Serves: 6

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include black pepper, bratwurst sausages, mustard, yellow onion.
  • Follow all 7 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 6 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 6 pieces bratwurst sausages
  • 6 tbsp mustard
  • 1 medium yellow onion (sliced)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups beer
  • 6 pieces hot dog buns
  • 1 medium green bell pepper (sliced)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  1. In a large pot, combine the beer, bratwurst sausages, salt, and black pepper, and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
  2. Simmer the sausages for about 20 minutes, allowing them to absorb the beer flavor.
  3. While the sausages are simmering, heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and add the sliced onion and green bell pepper.
  4. Sauté the vegetables until they are soft and caramelized, about 10 minutes.
  5. Preheat the grill to medium-high heat and remove the sausages from the beer mixture.
  6. Grill the sausages for about 5 minutes, turning occasionally until they are browned and cooked through.
  7. To serve, place each bratwurst in a hot dog bun, top with sautéed onions and peppers, and add mustard as desired.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 380
  • Protein: 18 g
  • Fat: 22 g
  • Carbohydrates: 28 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Sugar: 2 g
  • Sodium: 850 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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