Bratwurst what's the best way?

fishlessman

slice a hot dog with natural casing, never saw anyone slice a real sausage before grilling

Plutonium

Dang those all look great! I’ve had little success cooking them raw, usually resulting in them bursting and splitting, so I typically do the beer boil first. Perhaps I need to try going even lower and slower next time I skip the boil, while also paying closer attention. 

I’m originally from Texas, where brats are generally a minority in the overwhelmingly impressive sausage selection. Even though I favor an all beef link or jalapeños cheese sausage, brats still have their place on my plate! Need to try that brown kraut soon. 

lkapigian

Plutonium said:

Dang those all look great! I’ve had little success cooking them raw, usually resulting in them bursting and splitting, so I typically do the beer boil first. Perhaps I need to try going even lower and slower next time I skip the boil, while also paying closer attention. 

I’m originally from Texas, where brats are generally a minority in the overwhelmingly impressive sausage selection. Even though I favor an all beef link or jalapeños cheese sausage, brats still have their place on my plate! Need to try that brown kraut soon. 

cook em gently, you will get the snap you want, I go by feel VS temp, when they are firm, you will know 

AprèsSki

Sous vide at 155 for at least 45 minutes and then brown on the grill as needed.

I've done them low and slow, I'be browned them and then let them simmer in beer, kraut and onions and I've simmered and then browned before serving and the sous vide tastes as good as the simmered and then browned and is much easier.

Best part is you can sous vide extras and finish on the gasser for a quick lunch.

RyanStl

fishlessman said:

slice a hot dog with natural casing, never saw anyone slice a real sausage before grilling

Got it.  I was watching a cooking show about Asian street food and often saw them slicing sausage and the end product looked great.  Last time I did brats I tried slicing and it didn't do anything other than loose juices.

fishlessman

RyanStl said:

fishlessman said:

slice a hot dog with natural casing, never saw anyone slice a real sausage before grilling

Got it.  I was watching a cooking show about Asian street food and often saw them slicing sausage and the end product looked great.  Last time I did brats I tried slicing and it didn't do anything other than loose juices.

were they precooked, its common to slice precooked sausage like a store bought hillshire farm kielbasa. they cook faster and the skin gets a little crunchy

BigGreenKev

Best one I ever had we seared in a pan and then pressure cooked in insta pot with a Summit oatmeal Stout.  Brats were a whiskey peppercorn from local butcher.

MasterC

Saw Malcom, on how to bbq right, spiral up some red-hots for grlling. Same thing I like to do when cooking ring baloney 

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