Chef Patricks Beer Braised Bratwurst with Onions, Apples & Peppers

Many of you will recognize our recipe contributor today. It's Chef Patrick Mathieu otherwise known as the Stationhouse Chef or on Instagram as @stationhouse_. For many years, Chef Patrick's date night classes were some of our most popular and our loyal followers loved attending. In case this is your first introduction to Patrick, he is most often found as Captain on one of the Waterloo Region's Fire Department teams. This is a dish he likes to make for his colleagues at the firehall. You don't have to make a big portion - this dish can easily be cut in half too. 

Recipe & Photo Courtesy Patrick Mathieu

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Ingredients...

• 4 Tbsp butter
• 12 fresh Bratwurst sausages
• 2 tbsp Sarafino grainy mustard
• 1 tsp caraway seeds, optional
• 3 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 2 sweet red/yellow bell peppers, seeded & sliced
• 1 firm, crisp apple, cored and sliced
• 1 jalapeno, sliced
• 1 tbsp dark brown sugar
• Salt and pepper
• 1 can favourite ale/beer or hard cider such as KW Craft Cider*
• 12 sausage rolls
• Mustard for serving

Method...

1. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add 6 of the Brats and cook, turning occasionally until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove to a plate and repeat with remaining Brats.
2. Reduce heat to low and add the mustard, caraway seeds, onions, peppers, apple, jalapeno and brown sugar. Season generously with salt and pepper. Cook stirring occasionally until the onions have softened and are beginning to brown, about 20 minutes. Add the reserved bratwurt and any accumulated juices, nestling the brats in the onions. Pour in the beer and braise the bratwursts, turning once until they are completely cooked through, about 20 minutes.
3. Place a bratwurst in each bun and pile high with onions, apples and peppers. Top with your favourite mustard and enjoy!

Serves 6 - 12

Gluten Free Version: Make sure you use fresh made sausage without any added fillers or wheat starch. We like to purchase ours from local butchers Charles Quality Meats, Brady's Meats & Delicatessan or Four Quarter Butchers. Sarafino Mustard is Gluten Free. KW Craft Cider is gluten free. You can find it locally at Sobey's or the LCBO.

YOU MIGHT LIKE THESE ITEMS TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

• Sarafino Dijon Mustard
• Le Creuset Cast Iron French Oven or Braiser