Slow Cooker Beer Brats and Caramelized Onions
Slow Cooker Beer Brats with Caramelized Onions are a fantastic way to feed a crowd! Plump and Juicy Bratwursts, slowly cooking in a tangy beer marinade creates an aroma of summer that your guests won't be able to resist!
Servings: 12 brats
Calories: 314kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup (½ stick / 57 g) butter
- 4 small yellow onions
- ¼ cup dijon mustard
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoons kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon hot sauce
- 12 brats
- 2 bottles (12 ounce each) IPA beer
Instructions
- Slice onions into thick rings.
- In a medium-sized pan, sauté onions in butter until softened, about 5 minutes. Remove onions from pan and place into the crockpot. Set pan aside, you will use it again.
- In a mixing bowl, combine Dijon mustard, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, honey, Worcestershire, lemon juice, paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Mix well and set aside.
- In the same pan you softened the onions in, brown brats over medium heat for 3 minutes on each side (brats will not be fully cooked).
- Add the sauce and brats to the crockpot (on top of the onions) and stir to combine.
- Pour beer over the top and cover.
- Turn the crockpot on low and cook on low 6 to 7 hours.
Nutrition
Serving: 1brat | Calories: 314kcal