Slow Cooker Beer and Garlic Brats
67 Comments Oct 04, 2017
Updated May 16, 2023
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Slow Cooker Beer and Garlic Brats are great for game day or for a fall dinner.
Hi again!
I have another brat recipe on my blog, it doesn’t have near as much garlic and doesn’t have butter in it either. I’ve been often redoing recipes after I try them again, there is always room for improvement I think.
I also decided to try the raw version of the brats. As I was on Johsnonville’s website today, I saw they make brat patties! What the what!?
Yes, I used 10 garlic cloves for this recipe. It may seem like a lot, but keeping them whole helps not overpower the recipe. Garlic goes SO well with beer and butter.
Such an easy peasy recipe! Serve with chips and dinner is served. Have a great week.
Slow Cooker Beer and Garlic Brats
How to Video
Ingredients
- 38 oz. brats, (two 19 oz. packages) I find these in the meat section, raw
- 1 large white onion, sliced and divided
- 10 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 cup butter
- 12 oz. bottle beer, (I used Coors banquet)
Instructions
- Add half of the onion in the slow cooker, add the brats in 2 layers.
- Add the rest of the onions, garlic, pepper and place the butter on top.
- Pour the beer into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Serve the brats, garlic and onions on buns topped with desired toppings.
Nutrition
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I put the brats on the grill for about 5 minutes just to get some grill marks. Doing that also added additional flavor to the liquid.
This is so good. Even the kids loved it.
Used dried garlic and fresh onion, PLUS the 10 year old bottle of Alaska Brewing Smoked Porter for 6 hours on low in my old crockpot.
AMAZING!!!!!!
My very not picky house hates it. It tasted like ground dirt. And we used beer everyone drinks I would not recommend
Sounds legit — *eyeroll*
Csn you cook it on high for shorter time?
Yes, that will work great.
High for?? Or just watch and check temp?TIA
I would do 3.5 hours on high. Then check for doneness.
If you pre-cut to make bite-size pieces do you adjust the cooking time?
You can probably get away with 5 hours if the onions look done. The onions actually take the longest to cook.
Amazing. I add make sure the beer covers the brats. And I use extra butter and garlic.
Melts in your mouth!