Green Bay Game Day Beer Brats
With their beloved Packers not in the Superbowl, game day in Wisconsin would be a little bitter, but any excuse for a party or get together with good food, friends and football is a good day in Wisconsin.
What is more Wisconsin then Beer Brats and Deep Fried Cheese Curds?
I started the night before with making the sweet heat chili to use as a topper for the Brats.
Sweet Heat Chili
1 large can kidney beans drained
1 16 oz can tomato sauce
1 16 oz can crushed tomatos
1 lb ground beef
1 large onion
1 package chili seasoning mix. (this was a no name brand from small organic foods store)
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 healthy shot of dried hot peppers of your heat choice. ( I used a mixed blend of all the odd ball peppers I had at the end of the season)
Put everything but the beef in crock pot
brown beef, drain and add to pot.
cook on low overnight.
Beer Brats
6 to 8 fresh stuffed brats
beer as needed
Boil brats in beer ( add water if you don't want to waste enough beer to completely cover brats at a boil)
When cooked ( usually about 20 min) remove from pan and put on grill.
Grill till skin is brown and a little crispy
Brats after the beer boil
It is little but it worked lol
Wisconsin Deep Fried Cheese Curds
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup beer
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt ( I skipped this on this batch as these curds were very salty to start)
2 eggs
2 lb cheese curds broken into pieces
Heat oil to 375
Whisk together milk, flour, beer, and eggs to form a thin batter.
Put 6 or 8 curds into batter at a time, remove with wire strainer and shake to remove excess batter.
Deep fry curds until golden brown
Drain on paper towels and serve hot.
Curds and batter
True North Potato Salid
8 to 10 med potatoes
4 hard boiled eggs
1 lg onion chopped
3 or 4 celery ribs chopped
1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons cider vinegar ( I used red wine vinegar)
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder ( Omitted due to an allergy)
1/2 teaspoon pepper
paprika
Boil peeled potatoes until done, cool to room temp
Dice potatoes and put in large bowl
stir in celery and onion
Mix mayo, vinegar,mustard, salt and pepper and stir into potato mix
chill and serve with a sprinkle of paprika
Build your brat how you like
Bun, Brat, a big glob of chili onions and top it all with sharp cheddar cheese
Plated on the classic paper plate
And the cut shot
This TD was a blast for me. My Better half is not a sports fan and does not drink so opportunities to cook like this are few and far between.This brought back memories of very cold days in the Northwoods with a house full of friends and family all watching the game.
