Bacon, Mustard & Sauerkraut Brats
Servings:*
8 servingsIngredients
- ¼ pound smoked bacon, diced
- ½ yellow onion, julienned
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoons caraway seeds
- 1 pound fresh sauerkraut
- 6 ounces lager beer
- 1 bay leef
- 1 jar Lost Capital Mustard
- 2 packages L&B Fresh Classic Bratwurst
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 8 brat buns
Directions
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In a medium saucepan, cook the bacon over medium-low heat until crisp, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain off all but about 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat and reserve the rest for later. Leave the bacon in the pan.
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Add the onions and garlic and sauté until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
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Stir in the caraway seeds and cook for 1 more minute.
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Add in the sauerkraut, beer, bay leaf and 1 tablespoon of Lost Capital Mustard and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 1 hour.
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With 20 minutes remaining, heat the oven to 350 F.
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Heat a cast-iron pan to medium-high heat and cook the bratwurst, turning occasionally, until the internal temperature reaches 150 F on an instant-read thermometer.
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With a small, sharp knife, slice the sausages lengthwise about two-thirds of the way down so you can fold them open.
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Wipe out the cast-iron pan, pour in about 2 tablespoons of reserved bacon fat, and bring the pan to medium-high heat. Sear the sausages in the bacon fat, cut-side down, for about 5 minutes until they are golden brown and crispy.
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Transfer the bratwurst to a sheet pan, cut-side up, and sprinkle each one with about 2 tablespoons of Swiss cheese. Put the buns on the sheet pan cut-side up, and then slide the pan in the oven until the cheese melts, about 3 minutes.
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Remove the sauerkraut mixture from the heat and stir in the chives.
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Place the bratwursts inside the toasted buns, and top each with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the sauerkraut-and-bacon mixture and 1 tablespoon of Lost Capital Mustard. Serve hot.