Grilled Beer-Braised Bratwurst

Directions

• Prep Your Outdoor Electric Grill
• For Grilled Beer-Braised Bratwurst, put 2 Tablespoons wood pellets in the smoker tube. Evenly distribute the pellets so that they are in a single layer in the tube.
• Uncover grill. Plug into the outlet and press Reset, Test, and Reset again on the cord’s safety device.
• Place the smoker tube toward the back of the grill, close the lid, and preheat for 25 minutes on High.
• Prep the Brats, Bell Pepper, and Onion
• Cut bell pepper into 4 or 5 sections.
• Cut two slices of the onion 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. Insert a toothpick into each slice from the edge to hold them together.
• Place bratwurst in a sauté pan and pierce the casing on each a few times with a knife tip.
• Add beer, mustard seed, coriander, peppercorns, onion, and bell pepper.
• Simmer for 10 minutes on the stove over medium heat, turning once.
• Grill the Brats
• After your outdoor electric grill has preheated, place the brats, bell pepper, and onion on the electric grill. Keep the lid closed unless you are turning the food.
• Grill on High Heat and turn the brats with long grill tongs every 4 minutes to crust on all sides.
• Turn the bell pepper and onion after 8 minutes.
• While grilling the food, sprinkle salt and black pepper in the beer and continue to simmer on the stove on medium heat to reduce until it just covers the bottom of the pan. Then, turn to low heat.
• When finished cooking, move the grilled food to a cutting board and slice the bell pepper and onion.
• Put the bratwurst and sliced bell pepper and onion in the pan and coat with the reduced liquid.
• Toast the buns opened and cut side down on the grill for a couple of minutes.
• Serve your grilled beer-braised bratwurst!
• Clean Your Outdoor Electric Grill
• After removing the Grilled Beer-Braised Bratwurst, close your outdoor electric grill lid and leave it on High for 10 minutes.
• Turn the grill off. Leave the lid closed for at least 10 minutes or until you are ready to clean the grill.
• While the grill is still warm, brush the grill grate with a stainless steel grill brush.
• Leave the lid open to let the grill cool down and wood pellets burn out.
• Lift the grates and use a plastic putty knife to lightly scrape debris from the bottom of them and the lower bowl through the hole into the drip pan.
• Wipe the grates and the inside of the lid with a dry paper towel to remove any remaining loose debris.
• Remove the aluminum foil drip pan liner.
• Careful to make sure the smoker tube is cool, empty ash from the smoker tube into the drip pan liner. Place a small amount of water on the ash in the pan to ensure the ash is wet and cold.
• Wipe the drip pan liner out with a paper towel into a trash can and wash it with hot water and soap. Dry and return to grill.
• Unplug the grill and replace the cover.