Name: Game-Day Beer Brats with Onion and Mustard
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 1/2 pounds bratwurst (6 sausages); 1 onion, halved and sliced thin; Salt and pepper; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon caraway seeds; 1 1/2 cups beer; 1/4 cup whole-grain mustard; 1 tablespoon honey; 2 teaspoons cider vinegar

Why This Recipe Works

After searing the brats, we make a flavorful braising liquid from onion, mustard, and beer. Once the braising liquid has reduced, we use it as a condiment.

Before You Begin

Use an American lager. Serve on hoagie rolls.

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add bratwursts and cook until well browned all over, about 8 minutes. Transfer bratwursts to plate.

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in now-empty pot over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, covered, until softened, about 5 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and caraway seeds and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add beer, mustard, honey, vinegar, and bratwursts; cover; and cook until bratwursts are cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer bratwursts to platter. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until onion mixture is thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve bratwursts topped with onion mixture.