Grilled Brats 3 Ways
The following recipes, video and photography were provided by our partner, Alissa DiSanto of Sauced By Sunday.
In the heat of the summer, nothing tastes better than an ice-cold beer and a savory brat fresh off the grill. Cooking with brats in the summertime is a great way to shake up the age-old hamburger and hot dog routine, but brats also make an amazing blank canvas for creating big flavor!
I believe brats are delicious at any time of the day, so I created a Brunch Brat, a Cleveland Brat and a Mexican Brat using only a handful of simple ingredients. To wash it all down, I recruited my local Heinen’s Beer Specialist to recommend brews that paired perfectly with the flavors inside each bun! The result is three delicious brat and beer combinations that you have to try this grilling season!
Let’s get grilling!
Grilled Brats 3 Ways
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the Brunch Brat
- 4 applewood smoked brats or breakfast sausages
- 4 Heinen's brioche hot dog buns
- 4 Tbsp. Heinen's butter, softened
- 4 Heinen’s large cage free eggs, fried and or scrambled
- 4 slices Heinen’s CARE Certified bacon, cooked
- 4 slices Heinen's cheddar cheese
- Chives, for garnish
For the Cleveland Brat
- 4 Saddleberk brats
- 4 sesame hot dog buns
- Bertman’s mustard
- Cleveland pickles
- Cleveland Kraut
For the Mexican Brat
- 4 brats
- 4 Heinen's brioche hot dog buns
- Heinen’s guacamole
- Heinen’s pico de gallo or salsa
- 4 oz. cotija cheese, crumbled
- 1 ear fresh corn, removed from the cob
- Cilantro, roughly chopped
Instructions
For the Brunch Brat
- Preheat the grill to medium heat.
- While grill is preheating, prepare the bacon by lining a small sheet tray with tin foil. Lay the bacon on sheet tray in a single, even layer.
- Once the grill is hot, add the brats. Close the lid and grill for approximately 3-4 minutes. After the 3-4 minutes, turn the brats and continue grilling another 3-4 minutes. Keep doing this until all sides are browned and the brat is fully cooked on the inside.
- While the brats are cooking, make room on the grill to add the sheet pan with bacon. Cook for 7 minutes, flipping halfway through until crispy.
- While the bacon and brats are cooking, heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Crack the eggs in the pan one at a time, being careful not to break the yolks. Cook the eggs to your liking. A runny yolk creates a nice sauce on the brat.
- Butter the buns and toast them on the grill for 1-2 minutes.
- Top each brat with one slice of cheese and allow to slightly melt.
- Build the brat by placing one slice of bacon on one side of the buttered and toasted bun. Add the cheesy brat. Carefully top with a fried (or scrambled) egg. Garnish with chives.
- Serve with Market Garden Prosperity Wheat beer.
For the Cleveland Brat
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
- Once the grill is hot, add the brats. Close the lid and grill for approximately 3-4 minutes. After the 3-4 minutes, turn the brats and continue grilling another 3-4 minutes. Keep doing this until all sides are browned and the brat is fully cooked on the inside.
- During the last few minutes of cooking, warm and toast the buns on the grill for 1-2 minutes at most.
- Remove the buns and brats from the grill.
- Place one brat in a bun. Line one side of the brat with 4-5 pickles. Top with your desired amount of kraut and drizzle mustard over top.
- Serve with Collison Bend Hope Flows Kolsch beer.
For the Mexican Brat
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
- Once the grill is hot, add the brats. Close the lid and grill for approximately 3-4 minutes. After the 3-4 minutes, turn the brats and continue grilling for another 3-4 minutes. Keep doing this until all sides are browned and the brat is fully cooked on the inside.
- During the last few minutes of cooking, warm and toast the buns on the grill for 1-2 minutes at most.
- Build the brats by slathering the toasted bun with guacamole. Add the brat to the bun and top with 1 Tbsp. of pico de gallo, 1 Tbsp. of corn and freshly crumbled cotija cheese. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
- Serve with Great Lakes Mexican Lager with lime.
