Goose Island is a local craft beer company here in Chicago. Aside from delicious craft beers, they also have a line of craft sodas. For my bratwurst, I chose to bathe them in Goose Island Spicy Ginger Soda. This soda, which is made with 100% cane sugar, has a nice ginger flavor with a hint of citrus.
How much easier can it get by allowing fresh bratwurst to simmer in soda?
After awhile, the soda starts to reduce and the sugars begin to caramelize...
And once it's completely reduced and caramelized, it's ready for the bun! You could add caramelized onions if you'd like but the flavor is wonderful all on it's own.
1 bottle Goose Island Spicy Ginger Soda
1 package fresh bratwurst
Place bratwurst in a skillet and add soda.
Cook over medium high heat until soda reduces and caramelizes. Check the doneness of the bratwurst. If it's not cooked once all the soda has reduced, you can add additional water until bratwurst is fully cooked.
What a great idea... I made a ton of brats up this weekend. I do cook with soda quite often, love black cherry soda glaze with a smoky pork tenderloin or Dr.Pepper on a ham. Hadn't thought of this before....Thanks! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteWow!! That sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a winning recipe!
ReplyDeleteI am salivating! What a fantastic idea!
ReplyDeleteSeriously great idea. I'm going to have to shake up my brat making with this!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love it...I'm getting very hungry.:)
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