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Bratwurst with Beans

A fast, budget-friendly one-pan beer bratwurst with beans simmered in German curry ketchup and beer, served with broccoli and red cabbage for a complete weeknight meal.
Servings 4 People
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 whole onion large
  • 1 whole garlic clove one lobe of a head of garlic
  • 1 can kidney beans about 14 oz
  • 1 can garbanzo beans about 14 oz.
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 whole beer bratwurst
  • 3 tbsp German curry ketchup Hela or Zeisner
  • 8 oz German beer 1/2 bottle or can
  • 1/4 tsp sauce binder Mondamin
  • 1 dash salt and pepper
  • 1 dash chili flakes
  • 1 dash sugar
  • 1 stalk parsley, to taste
  • 1 head broccoli
  • 14 oz red cabbage in can or pouch

Instructions

  • Peel the onion and garlic. Cut the onion in strips and mince the the garlic. Drain beans, rinse, and pat dry. 
  • Heat the oil in a large pan. Lightly brown the beer bratwursts, then remove from pan.
  • Saute the onion and garlic in the hot bratwurst fat until golden brown.
  • Add 6 ounces of beer (or water), and the curry ketchup. Add sauce binder, salt, pepper, chili. Add beans and bratwurst and allow to cook for 10 minutes.  
  • Heat red cabbage in separate pan.
  • Steam broccoli in separate pan until done and slightly firm to the bite. Drain water.
  • Wash, shake dry, and chop parsley. Garnish over top. Serve with German farmer’s bread. 

Notes

Tips for best results

  • Pat the beans dry after rinsing so the sauce clings better and stays glossy.
  • Don’t overbrown the brats—just enough color for flavor, then let them finish in the sauce.
  • Sauce binder note: Mondamin (or a similar starch) keeps the sauce from looking watery.
  • Balance the sauce: that pinch of sugar is there to round out the curry ketchup + beer tang.

Serving ideas

  • Serve with German farmer’s bread as the recipe suggests—perfect for scooping up sauce.
  • Add a crisp salad on the side if you want extra freshness (cucumber salad is a classic match for bratwurst).
Course: Entree
Cuisine: German
Keyword: Abendbrot, Beans, Bratwurst