In this first edition of Blue Moon Recipe development, the good people on the account had me gear recipes for summer grilling. The first set of recipes were to use Blue Moon's spring offering, the Spring Blonde Wheat Ale (you can read more about the beer here! http://www.bluemoonbrewingcompany.com/). This beer was brewed with orange & lemon peels giving it a very refreshing taste and finish. I wanted to use those flavor profiles on a classic method of cooking bratwurst.
Going off of a traditional method for cooking brats, I used a base of onions, and then built the cooking liquid from there. Using the beer, orange and lemon peels, and some additional spices, the brats were cooked till just done. The brats were then finished on the grill, and accompanied by the flavored onions, and a home-made roasted red bell pepper aioli.
They turned out amazing. The flavors that were infused into the sausage were succulent and delicious. I probably ended up eating about 3 before the night was done. What a great way to start the spring!
2-3 Pounds raw bratwurst, stabbed with a fork
6 bottles Spring Blonde Wheat Ale beer (or enough to cover the brats)
2-3 cups of water
2 cloves of garlic, smashed
2 large onions, sliced thin
2 red bell peppers, sliced thin
1 lemon, peel included (try to keep rind separate from pith)
1 orange, peel included (try to keep rind separate from pith)
1 tsp Mustard seeds
NOTE: These recipes were made exclusively for Blue Moon Brewing Comapny.
No comments:
Post a Comment