Brats in Beer

I love summer barbecues. To me, nothing says barbecue better than the best brats ever. I got this recipe from the mother of an attorney I used to work for, a real German lady who knows her brats.

1 package Johnsonville brats (don't get cheap crappy ones!)
6 bottles dark beer, ala Guiness or Newcastle
1/4 cup butter
2 onions, sliced
Worcestershire sauce, to taste
Ketchup
Mustard
Hot dog buns

Place beer, butter, onions and Worcestershire sauce in a large stock pot or similar deep pan. Heat over medium-high heat but be very careful not to let it boil.

Meanwhile, cook your brats until they are halfway done on the bbq. You want to get them nicely grilled on the outside, but they should still be pink on the inside. Do not fully cook them or this will not work.

Remove half cooked brats from the bbq and place in the heated beer mixture. Cook until brats are done, about 20 minutes. Serve in hot dog buns with desired toppings. I like a spicy-honey-mustard on mine personally.

Some people like to put the ketchup and mustard in the beer mixture as well. I don't do it that way so that everyone else eating these delectable dogs can have them their way.

Yum!