Best Way To Cook Bratwurst In The Oven (+ Bratwurst Recipes)
Bratwurst is a sausage made of pork mostly. It originated in Germany but now it is popular worldwide. Usually, bratwurst is cooked by grilling but you can also cook bratwurst in the oven and the taste will remain the same.
Like you, I am also a big fan of bratwurst but in winter sometimes because of bad weather, it is not possible to grill outside.
So what would you do? Would you wait till the weather clears? Absolutely not. We will find
How To Cook Brats In The Oven
The best thing about cooking bratwurst in the oven is it will take even less time than grilling, 20 minutes to be precise. You will get juicy bratwurst any time of the year.
Another benefit of cooking in the oven is, like grilling you will not have to check again and again if the bratwurst is cooked completely or not.
Just set the time and check it once with the thermometer. In the oven, the burning of bratwurst is quite uncommon unlike grilling so this is another benefit.
Also if there are a lot of guests and you need to cook bratwurst in large quantity then the oven will be much better for you, just add multiple trays in the oven, and at the same time, you will have enough bratwursts.
To cook bratwurst, you need parchment paper and a rimmed baking sheet. I have mentioned a rimmed baking sheet otherwise the brats will roll off the side.
Make sure the oven rack is in the middle position.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Put brats on the baking sheet covered with parchment paper, keep little space between each brat.
If you want you can cook onions and other veggies with salt, spices, olive oil while cooking brats as well.
How Long To Cook Bratwurst in the Oven
After putting brats let it brown for 10 minutes and then flip it with a tong and let the other half brown for another 8 minutes. If you are cooking veggies also make sure you stir them.
Check the internal temperature of the bratwurst.
The internal temperature should be 160 degrees Fahrenheit. For your satisfaction, you can just cut one of the brats and see the color, if the flesh is still pink it is still not done.
Once it is done wait for 4-5 minutes to let it cool. This will make the taste better and then serve it.
This is one of the best ways of baking brats.
Just remember the cooking time varies according to the size of the bratwurst. If it is very thick then you have to cook for half an hour.
If you have bratwurst that you have taken out from the freezer then put it in preheated oven for about 10-12 minutes then follow the above process.
You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will be good for 2-3 days. If you want a longer duration then keep it in the freezer.
The other option is you can use leftovers in pasta or in soups or as toppings for your favorite pizza.
Best Way To Make Oven Braised Beer Bratwurst
Before following the above process the only thing you need to do is marinate bratwurst in a pan full of beer for half an hour and then take it out and follow the above process.
The other option is you can buy brats that are already marinated in beer and just follow the above process.
Sides For Bratwurst
It can be served with mashed potatoes, bun, vegetable rice, or beverages like beer of your choice.
You can serve Bratwurst with German potato salad or brussels sprout salad. The other option is to serve them with hard rolls. The crispy rolls will taste great with bratwurst.
Mushroom kabobs are also a great side dish with bratwurst or saurkraut being another good option. Sweet potato salad or fried cabbage are also good options.
BBQ baked beans or grilled corn on the cob will taste absolutely great with brats. Potato fries or sweet and sour German red cabbage are other great sides.
Cornbread salad or pasta salad will also be great sides.
Watermelon salad or cucumber salad will also taste great. You can have bratwurst like a bread roll, it tastes great too.
I had tried it with harissa sweet potato wedges also. It tastes amazing.
To make it first preheat the oven to 400°F, cut the sweet potatoes into small thin slices and mix them properly with garlic powder, salt, pepper, harissa, and then put the mixture in the baking sheet and bake in the oven for half an hour.
This is one of the best sides.
It will taste great with broccoli salad or mustard or horseradish sauce or corn ship salad too.
Best Bratwurst
There are a lot of brands that sell brats but my favorite is Johnsonville as I love the seasoning. You will have five sausages. For your entire family or guests, you can buy multiple packets.
Bratwurst Recipes
A few delicious brats recipes are
1. Bratwurst In Beer Plus Onions
It is a perfect weeknight dinner recipe.
The recipe takes an hour to make.
The ingredients include butter, bratwurst sausages, caraway seeds, buns, and onions.
2. Cheddar Ranch BLT Brats
It hardly takes 15 minutes to make.
The ingredients include diced tomatoes, mayonnaise, bratwurst, ranch dressing mix, and sausage rolls.
3. Bratwurst Soup
This is one of the easiest bratwurst recipes.
It is filling and healthy too.
The recipe takes 45 minutes to make.
The ingredients include bratwurst sausages, onion, russet potatoes, olive oil, and pepper.
4. Bratwurst Potatoes And Sauerkraut
It takes almost 40 minutes to make.
The ingredients include sauerkraut, bratwurst sausages, paprika, russet potatoes, and garlic powder.
5. Bratwurst Pasta
You can serve it in just 30 minutes.
The ingredients include basil, rigatoni pasta, black pepper, garlic, oregano, bratwurst, and cream cheese.
6. Cheesy Brat Casserole
It takes a little more than an hour to make.
You need to preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include green beans, bratwurst, cream of mushroom soup, potatoes, and onion.
7. Roasted Bratwurst With Onion and Peppers
The recipe takes almost an hour to make.
You need to preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients include red wine vinegar, bratwurst, garlic powder, buns, pepper, and onion.
8. Brats And Cabbage
This family-friendly recipe is pretty easy to make and you just need a skillet for this.
It takes almost 40 minutes to make.
The ingredients include bratwurst sausages, red potatoes, green cabbage, apple cider vinegar, and onion.
9. Skillet Beer Braised Brats
The recipe requires 2 minutes of prep time and 35 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include brats, brown sugar, butter, paprika and onions.
Bratwurst Toppings
A few of my favorite toppings are sauerkraut, grilled onions, queso, BBQ sauce and grilled peppers.
So now that you know how to cook bratwurst in the oven, let me know your experience.
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