Bacon-wrapped Beer Brat Bites Recipe | Hallmark Ideas & Inspiration (2024)

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Bacon-wrapped Beer Brat Bites Recipe | Hallmark Ideas & Inspiration (1)

By Jennifer Fujita on August 7, 2016

Bratwurst and bacon join forces to blindside your taste buds in our Li'l Pigskins appetizer recipe perfect for your next football party. Bratwurst is simmered in beer, cut into bite-sized pieces, wrapped in bacon, and then glazed with a sweet and spicy sauce. Go for extra points with our free printables to flag these addictive bacon-wrapped brat bites on the buffet table.

Yield: 24 pigskins

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Ingredients

For the brats

6, 12 in.-wooden skewers, cut into fourths, soaked in water about 30 minutes

6 brats

1 can or bottle of beer

12 slices bacon, cut in half

For the glaze

¼ cup brown sugar

1 Tbsp. yellow mustard

1 Tbsp. soy sauce

2 tsp. sriracha garlic chili sauce, or to taste

Hot, honey and yellow mustards for serving

"Li'l Pigskins" printables

Directions

  1. Soak the skewers in water while preparing the brats.
  2. Preheat oven to 450°F.
  3. Pierce brats and place in a pan. Pour beer over the brats. Bring to a simmer. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until brats are no longer pink inside.
  4. Remove pan from heat. Cut each brat into 4 equal pieces.
  5. Wrap each brat bite in a half slice of bacon and secure with skewer. Place on a cookie sheet.
  6. To make the glaze, combine brown sugar, yellow mustard, soy sauce and sriracha sauce until smooth. Brush each brat with a generous amount.
  7. Bake glazed brats 17 to 20 minutes, turning once halfway through and basting as needed with extra glaze.
  8. Serve with hot, yellow and honey mustards.
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    Bring the water and brats to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. Let simmer for 10 minutes. You can boil and simmer the liquid and brats either inside on a stovetop or outside over a grill. This parboil step helps cook the brats evenly throughout so you don't have any raw spots in the middle!

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    Before grilling the brats, parboil them on the stove or in a cast-iron skillet on the grill. This will help to precook the inside of the brats and make sure that they don't burst open on the grill, releasing all of the flavorful juices. Place the brats in a skillet and add a cold liquid 3/4 of the way up the brats.

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