Easy to make, Chili Beer Brats combine two of our more popular recipes into one. Beer brats and chili come together to make these sandwiches that pack a ton of flavour and are a perfect weekend no fuss dinner on the BBQ.
These Chili Beer Brats are similar to chili dogs but made with beer brats instead of hot dogs. These pack a lot more flavour than a chili dog and are almost as easy to make.
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Ingredients For Chili Beer Brats
This recipe combines two of our popular recipes, Chili and Grilled Beer Brats. To make this recipe, you will need a few ingredients.
- Bratwurst. These German sausages are perfect with beer. Our favourite is Johnsonville Brats.
- Beer. Any beer will work for this recipe. We usually use what we have on hand. Just make sure to use a beer that you like because of you don’t like the taste of a beer when drinking it, odds are you won’t like the taste in cooking either.
- Onions. For this recipe, we like to use white onions because of their sweetness and mild flavour.
- Chili. This can be homemade or canned. Also you can use a chili with or without beans. Our preference is without.
- Sausage Buns. Use your favourite sausage buns.
- Cheese. We like to use a sharp cheddar but other varieties can be used like Monterey Jack.
Equipment for Making Beer Brats
The brats are cooked in the beer on the BBQ, so we like to use a heavy pot to cook them in like a cast iron Dutch oven.
An aluminum pan can also be used for making the brats. This makes an easier clean up.
Toppings For Chili Beer Brats
There are many toppings you can add to these.
- Diced jalapenos.
- Cheese sauce.
- Crushed tortilla chips.
- Mustard.
- Diced white onions.
- Pickled jalapenos.
How To Serve Chili Beer Brats
When it comes to serving these beer brats, they are best served hot and fresh.
We like to serve them with a side of tortilla chips and salsa. And they pair well with an ice cold beer, like Corona or a German beer.
These brats can be served buffet-style with a variety of toppings and side dishes to compliment the flavours. Additional chili, queso, potato salad and coleslaw are just a few things that can be served with these brats.
What To Do With Leftover Chili Brats
If you have leftover sausages and chili they can be stored separately in the fridge to put together later. They will keep in the fridge for up to three days.
Chili Beer Brats
Ingredients
- 6 bratwurst
- 1 medium white onion, sliced
- 2 cans beer, or enough to cover the sausages in the pot
- 1½ cups chili
- 1½ cups cheddar, shredded
- 6 sausage buns
Instructions
- Preheat BBQ to 375℉
- Place sausages, beer and onions in a large heavy bottomed pot or aluminum pan and place on BBQ.
- Close lid and cook to bring to a simmer.
- Allow sausages to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Place chili in different pot and heat, either on the side burner or the BBQ.
- Remove the sausages from the pot and grill on all sides about 2 minutes per side.
- Continue cooking the beer and onions while the sausages grill to evaporate some of the liquid.
- Toast the buns on the BBQ.
- Place the buns on a baking sheet that will fit on the BBQ and place a sausage in each bun.
- Add some of the onions on top of each sausage.
- Top with ¼ cup of chili and ¼ cup of shredded cheese.
- Shut off the BBQ and close lid to melt the cheese on the sausages.
- Serve with your favourite toppings. See notes for topping ideas.
Notes
- Diced jalapenos.
- Cheese sauce.
- Crushed tortilla chips.
- Mustard.
- Diced white onions.
- Pickled jalapenos.
