Brats My Way --For a Crowd

westtextazzy's Note:

If you love brats and beer, you'll love this. It's a great Ocktoberfest dish that does double duty as a tailgate meal or party or any cook-out. We serve this with German potato salad, stuffed jalapenos, vinegary cole slaw and sauteed onion and green peppers. Add a hot crunchy kaiser roll and you've got heaven! We like Johnsonville brats, but if you have a local brand or can get fresh brats, they're the best.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 24

• 24 bratwursts
• 2 (12 ounce) cans beer
• ½ cup butter
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 jalapenos
• 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
• 1 white onion , chopped
• 1 white onion , sliced
• 2 green peppers , sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter

Directions:

1. In a large aluminum pan with deep sides, pour in 2 cans of beer, liquid smoke, 1 stick butter, garlic, jalapenos, and 1 white onion, choppped. Set aside.
2. Grill brats over medium hot on all sides until browned. Remove from grill and add to the large beer bath.
3. Meanwhile, steam one onion and 2 green peppers in 2 T butter. I use my microwave for this. If you like, you can saute them on the stove.
4. Cover the aluminum pan with foil and place in a large warming oven on low, or in the regular oven on low heat until ready to serve. You want them in the beer bath at least an hour.
5. When serving, allow guests to pile kaiser rolls with onions, green peppers, cole slaw, spicy mustard, pickles, whatever.