Comments on: Oven Baked Brats

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 12:27:08 +0000

In reply to Barbara. Thrilled to hear you enjoyed, Barbara! Thank you for sharing.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 04:01:37 +0000

SO GOOD! This will be added to our rotation. I doubled the the mustard drizzle. Yummy!

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:02:12 +0000

In reply to Erica. Hi Erica! Skip boiling your sausage in beer, but everything else will remain the same.

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:38:48 +0000

If I use a fully cooked chicken and apple sausage, would I still incorporate it into the recipe as though it were raw, baking it at the same time and temp of the raw bratwurst you base the recipe around?

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:02:19 +0000

In reply to Susan. Fixing that now Susan! Thanks for letting me know. And I hope you enjoyed the meal :)

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:51:07 +0000

We’re making this now, and it smells great- you have a small typo in step three- I believe that olive oil should be included in the dressing.
Thanks

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 12:36:18 +0000

In reply to Dawn. Thanks for sharing your feedback Dawn! I love tossing on the sheet pan, but I can see it takes some patience and a bowl may have been better.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 23:53:49 +0000

This recipe was a mixed bag for me.

Cons first: I used half the recommended potatoes and cabbage and still could barely fit everything on my full-sized baking sheet.

If I make this again I'll toss everything with the glaze in a big bowl instead of directly on the pan, because when I followed the instructions as written a lot of that glaze ended up just baking onto the pan instead of coating the food, even after I mixed it all together by hand because the pan was too full to risk tossing. Using a bowl means washing an extra dish, but you would get a lot more glaze on your veggies rather than the pan.

Either way, it is absolutely necessary to line the pan with foil or parchment. I try to avoid that when I can since it creates so much waste if you do it regularly, but after a full day of soaking/scrubbing/soaking some more there's still carbonized maple-mustard char stubbornly stuck on my baking sheet.

I'm also not sure whether the parboiling step was worthwhile. It definitely imparted some extra flavor to the sausages and made me feel confident they were fully cooked by the time the veggies were done. But on the other hand, it made the whole house smell strongly of beer, added prep time, cost around twice as much as broth or cider would have, and left me with an extra dish to wash vs just letting the brats cook in the oven and checking them with a thermometer before serving.

With all that said, the flavors all worked well together, especially where everything caramelized together, and I enjoyed the meal. The procedure just needs a bit of optimization.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:11:02 +0000

In reply to ChadK. Wonderful! So glad you enjoyed!

By: ChadK

ChadK — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:56:25 +0000

Absolutely delicious! We happened to get brats, potatoes and cabbage from our CSA this week. This recipe worked perfectly.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:24:40 +0000

In reply to Annis. That is a great point to use gluten free beer Annis! Thanks for the recommendation :)

By: Annis

Annis — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 13:32:50 +0000

I haven't tried this yet, but it sounds like something we'd like so I am looking forward to making it. Since there now are gluten free beers, I plan to do Step One. Our favorite GF beer is Redbridge.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 21:07:04 +0000

In reply to tommycord. Hi Tommy! It means to toss together the potatoes, cabbage, sausage, and brats with mustard dressing and then spread out on sheet pan. I hope you enjoy!

By: tommycord

tommycord — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:49:24 +0000

I haven't the recipe yet, but it sounds good and I will give it a try. But first you must explain step 4 to me -- How does one "toss" a sheet pan?

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 14:40:21 +0000

In reply to Virginia Brown. I have found turkey and chicken brats at ALDI and my local Harris Teeter/Kroger store. :)

By: Virginia Brown

Virginia Brown — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:39:11 +0000

Sounds SO yummy! Now to find some turkey or beef brats! ;o)

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 14:17:58 +0000

In reply to Desiree. Oh my goodness Desiree--I have to try that sausage!!! So glad you enjoyed it <3

By: Desiree

Desiree — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 00:11:32 +0000

We made this tonight with delicata squash, sweet potato, red cabbage, chickpeas, and sausage made with red wine and cheese. It was phenomenal. Many thanks!

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 23:26:31 +0000

In reply to Denise Wright. One pan is always a winner!!

By: Denise Wright

Denise Wright — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 21:19:30 +0000

This looks great! I love that you can make in one pan.... always a plus to me. My hubby loves brats too ...then again who doesn't. 😉

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:11:03 +0000

In reply to Liz. LOL! Yes, they would have enjoyed a beer, a brat and football for sure!