Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions

Source : Shuck Your Fresh Corn Clean Of All Fibers Add Water Whole Milk Butter And Salt To A Large Pot For Corn At The Same Time Score Your Brats On The Bias ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : July 1, 2026

Step:

  1. Shuck your fresh corn clean of all fibers.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 1 photo
  2. Add water, whole milk, butter and salt to a large pot for corn.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 2 photo
  3. At the same time, score your brats on the bias. [see photos #6 and #9 below for a description of bias]

  4. Boil brats in two bottles quality stout German beers, granulated garlic powder & granulated onion powder on high for 8 minutes. Then, pull out brats but, reserve it's stout broth.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 4 photo
  5. Add one large ladle of seasoned beer broth, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper to a pan with your sliced Vidalia Onions. Cover and steam until veggies are translucent. Uncover and allow onions to carmelize slightly.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 5 photo
  6. Grill brats until a char has developed on them.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 6 photo
  7. Fully sautéed and carmelized Vidalia onions hit with a dash of dried chives pictured.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 7 photo
  8. Place grilled brats in grilled onion mixture and cover until ready for service. Coat them in onion juices.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 8 photo
  9. Pretzel buns required pictured. Slice 3/4 of the way open, coat with garlic butter and grill open faced until slightly charred.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 9 photo
  10. German Beer pictured.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 10 photo
  11. German Stone Ground Mustard pictured.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 11 photo
  12. Authentic German Sourkraut pictured.

  13. German Sourkraut pictured.

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 13 photo
  14. Stack your brats on thick grilled pretzel buns with German mustard, sourkraut and sautéd onions. Serve with buttery corn on the cob to the side. Enjoy!

    Mike's German Brats Sourkraut & Carmelized Onions recipe step 14 photo

Ingredients

  1. ● For The German Brats
  2. 5 LG German Spicy Bratwursts [they only come in 5's]
  3. 2 Dark Worsteiners German Beers
  4. 1/2 tbsp Granulated Garlic Powder
  5. 1/2 tbsp Granulated Onion Powder
  6. ● For The Carmelized Onions
  7. 2 EX LG Evenly Sliced Vidalia Onions [no substitutes]
  8. 1 LG Ladle Brat Beer Broth
  9. 1/2 tsp Granulated Onion Powder
  10. 1/2 tsp Granulated Garlic Powder
  11. 1/2 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
  12. 1 tsp Dried Parsley
  13. ● For The Breads
  14. 5 LG Sturdy German Pretzel Hot Dog Buns [see photo]
  15. as needed Garlic Butter [to grill pretzel buns]
  16. ● For The Brat Sides [as needed]
  17. Authentic German Sourkraut [usually found in bags - not jars]
  18. Inglehoffers Stone Ground Mustard [no substitutes - see photo]
  19. ● For The Corn On The Cob
  20. 5 LG Ears Corn On the Cob [de-husked]
  21. 1 Cup Whole Milk [to sweeten corn]
  22. as needed Water [enough to cover corn]
  23. 1/4 Cup Salted Butter
  24. 1 tbsp Sea Salt
  25. as needed Additional Butter For Service

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