Beer can sausage-wrapped burger: Try the recipe

Cole Hansen, Johnsonville Kitchens’ corporate chef, shares some inspiration for your next game day spread. 

“We couldn’t resist pairing two game-day staples —  beer and brats —  to create a quirky, protein-packed alternative to typical burgers,” Hansen shares with Fox News. “This bite-sized recipes” target=”_blank”>recipe<

Johnsonville Beer Can Sausage-Wrapped Burger

Serves: 4

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

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Corporate Chef Cole Hansen from Johnsonville Kitchens shares his ‘Beer Can Sausage-Wrapped Burger’ recipe with Fox News.
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Ingredients:

• 8 strips JOHNSONVILLE Original Sausage Strips or JOHNSONVILLE Spicy Sausage Strips, or sausage strips of choice
• 1 can (12 ounces) beer
• 1 package (19 ounces) JOHNSONVILLE Original Brats, casings removed, or brats of choice
• 1 large sweet onion, sliced
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 2-3 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
• 2 green onions, sliced
• Cheese, to taste
• Salt, to taste

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Instructions:

1. Preheat recipes to medium-high heat.
2. In a skillet, cook and stir onions in oil to caramelize; about 7 minutes. Add one-third of the beer; cook until reduced.  Repeat twice. Add brown sugar and salt. Save the beer can.
3. Shape each brat link into a ball; press the bottom of the beer can into the center of each ball to create a small bowl.  Press along the sides to smooth. Brush center with BBQ sauce.
4. Wrap two sausage strips around the outside of each brat bowl; secure with toothpicks.
5. Spoon onions into the center; top with cheese if desired.
6. Grill for 15 minutes, or until brats reach 160 °F.  Sprinkle with green onions, if desired.

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