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
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.
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Nutrition
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My wife bought brauts instead of Italian. I had all the stuff for Italian sausage. I used what I had. Guinness, minced garlic, minced onion flakes, banana peppers, and a couple dashes of lemon pepper. I blackend the brauts in half the butter, then added to the cooker for three hrs. I can’t wait to try your million dollar spaghetti. Thank you for your help.
Really disappointed in how these turned out. Soggy and flavorless. Couldn’t even eat one because the texture was disgusting.
Any idea what the timing would be if the brats were frozen when placed in the slow cooker?
My guess is about an hour more.
I cooked 1 pack since it was just me and my son . I put the onions on bottom I used minced garlic and pepper beer it’s was delicious I put it on a bun with Brown mustard the onions it was so good I’m going to do it again soon . Happy
Can I just use one pack? And what about minced garlic? And should I change the cooking time or leave it the same?
One pack and garlic will be fine. The cook time you may be able to get away with less, can’t say without testing it.
Can I cook this on high for 2-3 hours instead of on low for 6? Thanks for the recipe!
I would do three hours. The slow cooker is just getting hot at 2 hours.
What do you eat these with? Rice, pasta, in a bun???
I like them in a bun with mustard or over rice.
I made these for dinner but added jalapenos and green peppers. It was a hit!
Do you have to use beer?
No, you can use chicken or beef broth instead.
Hi i would very much like to try this, but i cannot find the johnsonville original brats anywhere. I live in the UK and we have lots of polish or italian deli’s.
Do you know if there’s an alternative to using these sausages please?
thank you
You can use either! It will be great with whichever you use.
If you live in the UK you could try traveling to Germany.