Beer Brat Nachos
Ingredients
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
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