Slow Cooker Beer Bratwursts

This year some of our friends got to go to Oktoberfest in Germany. Since we couldn’t join them, I decided to make a little German meal at home. I served this easy slow cooker meal with my cheese spätzle.

With LOVE from Texas,
The Pint-Sized Mayo

Slow Cooker Beer Bratwursts

4 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1 medium granny smith apple, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 red onion, julienned
• 5 uncooked bratwurst links
• 2 cloves of garlic, smashed
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 bottle (12 ounces) amber ale (I used Shiner Oktoberfest.)

Directions:

Place your slow cooker lining in your slow cooker, if you like to use them. I also like to spray mine with non-stick cooking spray just to avoid the food sticking. (Better safe than sorry in our household.)

Layer the apples and onions at the bottom of the slow cooker.

Next place the bratwurst and garlic on top.

In a measuring cup, mix the apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Pour this over the layered mixture in the slow cooker.

Finally, pour the bottle of beer over everything.

Cover and cook on low for about 6-8 hours.

Serve warm alone or in a hoagie bun with a side.

Enjoy!!

“You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.” -Frank Zappa