Beer brat nachos let the northern Wisconsin tundra meet Tex-Mex in this unique matchup of gameday tailgating snack time eats.

Beer Brat Nachos

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

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My recipe of the day is for Beer Brat Nachos with Foodie Extravaganza for National Nachos Day. After all, who doesn’t love a pile of cheesy nachos?

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Except, of course, you are probably expecting a pileup of doritos covered with cheese and a handful of jalapenos, right?

Being huge Green Bay Packer-backers here at Palatable, we do dig the bratwurst, which is done Sheboygan style (aka simmered  in beer of course). And any self-respecting brat on a bun has to have the toppings du jour, and in this case that comes down to sauerkraut, a few bits and bobs of sundry sprinkles and beer cheese, of course.

Baked up on a quarter sheet tray you have a pileup worthy of four- pass the forks around or just let the guys dig in with their fingers. Napkins are always at the ready. So munch on, dudes!

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Beer Brat Nachos

Beer Brat Nachos

Sue Lau

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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For the beer brats:

• 19 ounces Johnsonville bratwurst sausages
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 cloves garlic chopped
• 12 ounces lager beer such as Pabst

For the Beer Cheese:

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup beer brat liquid
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon brown mustard
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese shredded

For the Nachos:

• 1 large bag tortilla chips or as needed
• 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 8 ounces sauerkraut drained and chopped and heated up
• sliced banana peppers as desired
• sliced scallions as desired
• sour cream as desired
• sliced cherry tomatoes as desired

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350F.

Braise the bratwurst

• Brown the brats in the oil then add the onion, garlic and beer.
• Simmer the brats until cooked through and tender, about 20 minutes. Let cool.

Make the beer cheese

• To make the beer cheese, melt the butter in a skillet and whisk in the flour.
• Add 2 cups cold milk and half cup of whatever beer remained in the brat pan along with the mustard.
• Whisk over low heat until mixture comes to a boil, then boil one minute to thicken.
• Remove pan from heat and add the cheese, continuing to whisk and melt it; set aside.

Build the nachos

• Dice up brats into crumbly pieces.
• Place an initial layer of chips on a pan and load half the toppings, but not the sour cream or scallions, or tomatoes.
• Cover with more chips then the rest of the toppings, except the cold toppings I mentioned.
• Bake in the oven about five minutes to melt the cheese, then add the sour cream, scallions and tomatoes.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Keyword beer brats, beer cheese, nachos, Sauerkraut

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