Brats, Onions, and Apples

I made this for 2 people using 2 sausages and fairly closely followed the recipe. I didn't use beer, I used a white zin. I also used less olive oil and broke up 1 Tablespoon of butter for the onion. For a thicker sauce I added 4oz. sliced, cooked white potato. To help the sweetness of the 2 (granny smith) apples (based on the other review of this recipe) I also added 4 oz. sliced, cooked sweet potato. No additional sugar was necessary. You really can deviate at this point and spice it up with Worcestershire sauce or Sriracha sauce or even a Teriyaki. My husband liked it and said he'd eat it again. That's really all I'm looking for. Thanks.

This is a very good German dish, something my grandmother would have liked. The only difference I did was add a little more onion. Very easy .

Delicious! Used one apple and 1 bottle of hard apple cider for the beer because that's what I had on hand. Two bottles seemed too much and as it turned out for me, probably could have just used a half of bottle because I still had plenty of liquid after simmering for 1 hour. Removed the sausage and added 2 Tbs. of brown sugar and a pinch of salt and cranked up the heat for a few minutes to reduce to a syrup for the apple and onions. Wow! Yummy! Considered adding a dab of butter but it didn't need it. Wished I'd had a second apple like the recipe stated. Will do next time.

Delicious, fast and easy. I tripled the recipe, putting the sliced apples, onions, 2 cans of Bavarian sauerkraut, and apple cider (sub for beer) in the crockpot to warm while I browned the brats. Cooked on high for 3 hours. Served with brown rye bread, whole grain mustard, and cucumber & sour cream side dish. This will be an October tradition!

Used an apple ale instead of beer. Also, I used granny Smith apples. I waited to add them at the same time as brats. This left a little textuue instead of mush.

The brats were tasty, but I'm not sure the apples really added anything. We enjoyed these, but next time I'll skip the apples.

I used an IPA beer, so added a couple of packets of sugar to take out the bitterness. I also had a leftover baked potato, so I sliced it up and added with the apples and onions.

doubled recipe, used less onions, delicious

Great recipe. I made it like it said and was really good.Brats are not one of my favorite meats but using the apples and onions and beer made them not so greasy.

I made it exactly as is - and it turned out awesome! Although I did use a lot more brats then it called for (I did twelve). The whole family totally loved it!

This is very similar to another recipe I make. That one doesn’t call for apples, so my wife said she’d prefer that I leave them out. (Um, what’s wrong with a bit of diversity in one’s menu?) I only added one bottle of beer. (I used a Pilsner because an IPA would be overwhelming; this is a German-style meal, and IPAs aren’t German.) Also my older son doesn’t care for beer in meals. One thing I did bring over from that other recipe was this... When it’s all done, remove the brats and stir in a mixture of 2T flour + 4T cold water, which will thicken this up like gravy! (I served this with mashed potatoes, BTW.)

I didn't love it, but I also am aware of two issues I would have done differently. First, my grocery store only had pre-cooked bratwurst - thus, there wasn't any of that added flavor for browning meat. Second, I made it with a stout beer - if I did again, I probably would pick a lighter beer.

Yummy! Have made this twice now. Almost never have beer, so I used a can of chicken broth both times. 2nd time I added more apple and onion-and a healthy sprinkle of dried rosemary. Good alternative if you don't have beer.

My husband and I loved this recipe! Made it exactly per the recipe and it was delicious! I wasn't sure I would like the onion/apple/need combination, but it was really tasty, kind of sweet/savory. Don't think I will ever do plain brats again!

This is amazing. I even realized I accidentally used pear flavored hard cider and it STILL is delicious. Great recipe!

Total Deliciousness

Not usually a fan of bratwurst but this was great! Only change was used water instead of beer. Topped with honey mustard and served with a green salad. Will definitely use this recipe again.

I don't have beer in the house so I tried substituting beef broth. It was okay, but next time I'll have some beer to use. I think that would make the flavor much better. It was good as is, but the broth overwhelmed the apple sweetness.

Very useful dish. I used butter to brown, just seemed more savory. I also used apple cider with a spritz of lemon juice , added some rubbed sage. a teaspoon or so. Very tasty.

LOVE this recipe! Only change was that I used 2c water and 1T chicken boullion instead of the beer

This is so easy and so simple...it was a big hit! I used cheddar brats, perfect idea. Also, since I live in Belgium, I used good Belgium brown beer...really a great idea.