The Talk: Jeff Mauro Apple Cider Braised Brats Recipe with Mustard

The Talk: Jeff Mauro

Jeff Mauro, a co-host on Food Network’s The Kitchen, visited The Talk with some tailgate recipes. Try his Apple Cider Braised Beer Brats or Skillet S’mores.

The Talk: Jeff Mauro Apple Cider Braised Brats Recipe Ingredients

You can use any type of bratwurst you like, but make sure they are raw and not pre-cooked. Check in the sausage section of your grocery store.

“This is like the best hot tub ever,” Mauro said of the cooking liquid, before digressing into a story about his Spring Break mishaps in 1998.

I guess you don’t have to finish the brats on the grill, but those char marks do add to the presentation.

• 8 Bratwursts
• 3 peeled, sliced Granny Smith Apples
• 3 cups Apple Cider
• 1 sliced Onion
• 8 Pretzel Rolls
• Caramelized Onions
• Salt & Pepper

Cider Mushtard Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tbsp reserved Beer Cooking Liquid
• 1/2 cup Stone Ground Mustard
• 1 1/2 tbsp chopped pickled Jalapenos
• 1 tbsp Mayonnaise

Caramelized Onions Ingredients

• 1 thin sliced Yellow Onion
• 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• Salt & Pepper

Jeff Mauro: The Talk Apple Cider Braised Brats Recipe Directions

1. To make the caramelized onions, place onions and oil in a saute pan and cook on medium low for 11-14 minutes, without stirring, so that they caramelize.
2. Stir just once, and then let them cook another five minutes. Use water if needed for deglazing the pan.
3. Preheat a grill on medium high.
4. Simmer cider with apples, onion slices, salt and pepper in a pan.
5. Add brats and simmer 11-14 minutes, or until cooked through, turning once.
6. Reserve one cup of the cooking liquid.
7. Brown sausages on the grill about five minutes, for more color.
8. Combine cider mustard ingredients in a bowl and adjust thickness if needed.
9. Place a grilled brat on each pretzel bun. Serve with beer mushtard and caramelized onions.