How to Cook Brats on the Stove
Learn how to cook brats on the stove with beer and onions. A simple, hearty and delicious way of cooking bratwurst.
Servings: 5
Calories: 554kcal
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
Instructions
- Quarter the onion and slice the quarters.
- 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.
- Add the onions between the sausages and cook for about 2 minutes, until golden, stirring a few times.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
If your brats are larger is fine, just increase the cooking time slightly and check if they are done by cutting one in the middle.
Nutrition
Serving: 2brats | Calories: 554kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 28g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 1390mg | Sugar: 1g