Recipe: Bratwurst Cooked in Apple Juice
September 7, 2009 by admin
Filed under 01-04 Ingredients, Heather, Sausage Recipes
These brats are wonderful–crispy on the outside, and pop in your mouth with you bite into them. The easiest way to cook brats are to braise them first in a liquid and then brown them on the grill. Most recipes call for beer, but I think they are just as good braised in apple juice, and it’s a lot cheaper.
Ingredients
- 12 fresh bratwurst (Colosimo brand at Costco are my favorite)
- 32 ounce apple juice
- 1 onion, quartered
- Brat buns (large croissant rolls from Costco are my favorite–they’re shaped perfectly for a brat)
Instructions
- Preheat grill
- On stove top, add apple juice and onions to a large sauce pan. Turn heat to high until liquid begins to boil.
- Turn heat down to medium and place the brats in the liquid. Do not let the liquid boil while the brats are in it. Ensure that the brats are completely covered in liquid. Add water if necessary.
- Cook brats for 10 minutes at medium heat. Turn heat down to low until you are ready to grill.
- Once grill is hot, turn off the burners on one half of the grill and keep the burners on the other half of the grill on high. (Only if you have a grill with lid)
- Using tongs, place the brats on the side of the grill with the burners off and close the lid. Be careful not to puncture the skin of the brats and always use tongs, not a fork to turn.
- Check the brats every few minutes until you get a feel for how fast they cook on your grill. You will want to turn the brats when they are golden brown, and remove from grill when they are golden brown on both sides.
- Serve on brat buns or croissants with BBQ sauce, mustard, onions, sauerkraut, or your favorite topping of choice.
Cooking time (duration): 30
Number of servings (yield): 12
Meal type: dinner
My rating: stars
Recipe: BBQ Baked Beans with Sausage
September 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under 05-10 Ingredients, Heather, Sausage Recipes
Quick and easy Baked Beans with a slight twist. Most recipes I’ve come across call for bacon and ketchup. I’ve swap those ingredients with sausage and barbecue sauce to give a unique approach on an old favorite.
Ingredients
- 2 tubes of sausage
- 1/4 cup dried onions
- 1 (29 ounce) can baked beans
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
- 1/2 cup bbq sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (optional)
- 1 green pepper (optional)
Instructions
- In a frying pan, cook the sausage meat in a frying pan. Break the meat up into small pieces as it is cooking. Once sausage is cooked through, drain and pat dry with paper towel to remove excess fat.
- Add sausage and remaining ingredients to a large pan. Do not drain the baked or black beans. Warm at a medium heat for around 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Serve hot.
- Optional: After cooking and draining the sausage, add all ingredients to a crock pot to warm.
Cooking time (duration): 30
Number of servings (yield): 6
My rating: stars
Recipe: Apricot Pineapple Chicken
August 31, 2009 by admin
Filed under 01-04 Ingredients, Chicken Recipes, Gwen
Sweet and tangy chicken made with just four ingredients. Perfect over rice or with potatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix
- 1 Cup Russian Dressing (Wishbone makes it)
- 2 Cup apricot jam I large can pineapple
- 8 pieces of boneless chicken.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all above ingredient together. Cook for 45 minutes to an hour until chicken is done. Serve over rice or potatoes.
Cooking time (duration): 60
Number of servings (yield): 8
Meal type: dinner
Submitting by: Gwen
My rating: stars
