This is that time of year when every concievable retail store has a charity food stand outside.
I stopped at Festival foods on Saturday and bought a huge Brat from the outside food stand . It was delisios my question however is.
If they call it a Brat Fry why do they cook the Brat on a grill?
Shouldn't that be called a Grilled Brat?
I will say it was a festival foods own recipe Brat and it was outstanding in taste. and size for $2.50 not a bad price either
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I wondered that too. I think the first time I heard it called brat fry was in Sheboygan. Maybe it is just a name they give an event instead of the cooking process. It still doesn't make sense. I went to a brat grill, I went to a grilled brat or maybe I went to a brat grilling. How about a brat cookout? That will work.
If they call it a Brat Fry why do they cook the Brat on a grill?
Maybe because we live at the very South/East corner of Wisconsin, but I never heard of a 'Brat Fry' before. And never heard of it when we lived across the state line in Illinois either.
I've been all around up north before and never heard of the term there before either.
If I see brats cooking, it's always called a 'cook out' or 'grilled brats'.
Another one is sloppy joes made in a crock pot being called "barbecue".
I call them 'sloppy joes' no matter how I cook them. But what I understand as to why they are called 'barbecue' is from the barbecue sauce most sloppy joes are made with.
Guess Wisconsin is known for their 'brat fry' term. Check this out:
Also, you may see or hear the term "brat fry". The term is technically a misnomer. Bratwurst can be pan fried, and you may see recipes that call for it. Nevertheless, at a Wisconsin "brat fry", the bratwurst are cooked on a grate over charcoal, usually on a kettle grill.
Maybe because we live at the very South/East corner of Wisconsin, but I never heard of a 'Brat Fry' before. And never heard of it when we lived across the state line in Illinois either.
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It's more of a Sheboygan area thing. I've seen it a few times creeping into our area of the state with the grocery stores having brat fries in summer. If it's not fried in a pan, then don't call it a brat fry. Frying a brat doesn't even sound good. Must be grilled to be edible. Precooked brats are evil too.
I call them 'sloppy joes' no matter how I cook them. But what I understand as to why they are called 'barbecue' is from the barbecue sauce most sloppy joes are made with.
I wouldn't call that bbq sauce in sloppy joes, because I love bbq sauce, but I don't eat sloppy joes. I grew up with calling them barbecues. Manwich isn't very good either.
I love eating them with hot dog buns! Easier for me to eat them and I don't care for bread much and a brat bun is more.
I eat them on whatever buns I buy. Sometimes it's store bought hot dog buns, other times bakery buns, sometimes brat buns and other times these sub rolls with sesame seeds on. I prefer bakery buns. I don't think it makes a big difference. I wonder what they think of brat patties in a hamburger bun.
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Rule #2: Do not put yellow mustard on a brat! It is an abomination.
My brats are an abomination?? I only put yellow mustard on them all the time.
I hate mustard, so I don't eat that. I also hate onions, pickle relish and sauer kraut, all of which I've seen eaten on brats. I just do good old ketchup. I've been told that I can't eat that on brats, because it's the wrong way. I was supposed to eat them with mustard and sauer kraut. Hmm, then why is there always ketchup at all cookouts? I have eaten bbq sauce on brats and that's pretty good. My husband sometimes put creamy horseradish on his. I don't think it really matters on the toppings. Same with hot dogs. I seen hot dogs done a 100 different ways. If it works together, then eat it together.
I also don't cook them in beer. It doesn't seem to make much difference in flavor. I also don't like when people cook them in beer so long that they become mushy. There needs to a little give to the skins. Maybe this is why I don't cook brats in beer, since the ones I've tried were mushy. I like the outside to be a little charred from the grill, just like any grilled meat.
I have a couple of recipes that use brats and they break the brat rules. One is a breakfast casserole using potatoes, eggs, brats and bacon. Another recipe is an appetizer that uses brown sugar, chili sauce and beer. That recipe is posted over in the recipe section here.
I call them 'sloppy joes' no matter how I cook them. But what I understand as to why they are called 'barbecue' is from the barbecue sauce most sloppy joes are made with.
We grew up calling them barbecues. I never heard it called sloppy joes until we went to visit at the home of a friend of our family's in Waukesha when I was in high school. I guess it's like the soda or pop thing...depends on what part of the state you're in at the time.
I wouldn't call that bbq sauce in sloppy joes, because I love bbq sauce, but I don't eat sloppy joes. I grew up with calling them barbecues. Manwich isn't very good either.
I haven't found any canned bbq sauce that my family likes so when I make bbqs I make my own sauce using Hunt's ketchup, a little brown sugar and a dab of mustard. My husband says it's the best sauce ever!
There's a little seasonal hamburger stand next to the park in Richland Center that makes even better bbqs than mine. I would like to get the recipe for their sauce but they probably wouldn't give it to me. Maybe I can trick them into telling me...
I remember typing a message to someone who is not from Wisconsin and mentioning "brats".....
and the person thought I was talking about unruly children, haha!
I haven't found any canned bbq sauce that my family likes so when I make bbqs I make my own sauce using Hunt's ketchup, a little brown sugar and a dab of mustard. My husband says it's the best sauce ever!
The only bbq sauce I like that is store bought is Sweet Baby Rays and I like the honey one the best. I'm not a big bbq sauce eater to start with so I either like this kind that seems more mild or make my own also.
Have you ever tried Chili Sauce instead of Hunt's Ketchup? I did one time and really like the different taste it gives.
Oh and to stay on subject I will add if I have my choice of bbq's, sloppy joes, whatever or a GRILLED brat, I will take a brat! Especially if it's a Johnsonville beer brat.
I like a grilled brat, just SLIGHLY burnt on the outside, with some Grey Poupon and raw onions on a hot dog bun. Why the hot dog bun? I haven't really found a brat bun I like. They're usually too tough and too large for my liking.
Sometimes, I will take the cooked brats and give them a bath in beer and onions. Sometimes I will have a brat with ketchup and kraut.
Favorite brats: Sausage House in Oconomowoc, Usingers, and Johnsonville in that order. Never pre-cooked.
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Maybe because we live at the very South/East corner of Wisconsin, but I never heard of a 'Brat Fry' before. And never heard of it when we lived across the state line in Illinois either.
I've been all around up north before and never heard of the term there before either.
If I see brats cooking, it's always called a 'cook out' or 'grilled brats'.
They are called Brat fry in Madison, Sheboygan, Appleton, Oshkosh & several other places i have lived in WI. Here they call it a Brat Stand, but I havent seen it called a Brat fry or grilled brats. Everywhere I go I see Brat stands here.
They are called Brat fry in Madison, Sheboygan, Appleton, Oshkosh & several other places i have lived in WI. Here they call it a Brat Stand, but I havent seen it called a Brat fry or grilled brats. Everywhere I go I see Brat stands here.
They are called brat stands or hot dog stands around here. I've never heard anyone call them brat frys.
I also like Johnsonville beer brats. I grill them first then throw them in the slow cooker with some beer and onions. When we had "brat stands" back when I was in the Jaycees, we always made the brats that way. We didn't tell anyone though because at the time our town was "dry." LOL We sure did good on sales though.
I did a simple search using Google and found 3 different dictionaries defining fry very much the same. It involves cooking in a pan with oil/fat over direct heat. I also did a search for grilling none of those even mention charcoal.
now that make me say mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
even that would be in a different thread.
But then all the bray frys or is it fries I have been to have ever used a pan with fat or oil to cook a Brat.
Stlll all in all Brats ЯØÇЌ anyway you cook then and who ever makes them with one exception (a meat processor located in Sheboyan) Not that I have an issue with that community, because I do not.
I like mine with onions and ketchup on a hotdog bun , yes I love brat buns but thery are soooooooo filling. I like my Brat well done but not burned crispy.
v.intr.
1. To be cooked in a pan over direct heat in hot oil or fat.
grill(grl) tr.v.grilled, grill·ing, grills1. To broil on a gridiron.
n.1. A cooking surface of parallel metal bars; a gridiron. 2. Food cooked by broiling or grilling. 3. A grillroom. 4. A series of marks grilled or embossed on a surface.
4. Philately . a group of small pyramidal marks, embossed or impressed in parallel rows on certain U.S. and Peruvian stamps of the late 19th century to prevent erasure of cancellation marks.
–verb (used with object) 5. to broil on a gridiron or other apparatus over or before a fire.
transitive verb
1: to broil on a grill; also: to fry or toast on a griddle
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That some people rob you with a fountain pen
It didn’t take too long to find out
Just what he was talkin’ about
A lot of people don’t have much food on their table
But they got a lot of forks ’n’ knives
And they gotta cut somethin’....
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Favorite brats: Sausage House in Oconomowoc, Usingers, and Johnsonville in that order. Never pre-cooked.
I like the Sausage Haus. They have monster sized brats and they have the big muffaletta sandwiches.
I prefer brats from a meat market or some grocery stores have good ones they make in the meat dept. Glenn's Market in Watertown has really good ones and they don't shrink that much. They must have about 20 or so different kinds. I like the cheese and bacon ones best.
Johnsonville are Ok, but they are more fatty and shrink more.
Precooked brats don't even look right and they certainly lack flavor. That's what they serve at Brat Fest in Madison. I understand why they do it, but to someone that goes to the fest and never tried a brat before, they will be disappointed.
Bratwurst from Wiki: brat is finely chopped meat and wurst is sausage. Sometimes it's confused with the German word braten which means to pan fry or roast.
Barbecue
Long, low, and slow. The low temperature and the resulting length of time the meat is cooked allows for the food to soak up the smoke and rub flavors, and to become very tender and moist. Think ribs, pork shoulder, and brisket as barbecue.
Grilling
This is the method with which most people are familiar. It is the method of cooking food hot and fast on your grill. Burgers, chicken, steak, and seafood are typically grilled, but you can also grill vegetables and even fruit.
Check our outUltimate Grilling Guide for recipes for grilled chicken, burgers, seafood, and more.
Barbecue v. Cookout
When a Southerners says "Y'all come on over for a BBQ!" it means you're going to be chowing down on juice ribs, pulled pork sandwiches, and the traditional sides of coleslaw, banana pudding, and tea (the sweet version, of course). Northerners tend to use the "BBQ" term for what Southerners usually consider a cookout—hot dogs and burgers.
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....Now, a very great man once said
That some people rob you with a fountain pen
It didn’t take too long to find out
Just what he was talkin’ about
A lot of people don’t have much food on their table
But they got a lot of forks ’n’ knives
And they gotta cut somethin’....
Talkin' New York by Bob Dylan
"ñƏƏDŽ ñɸȾ ƆɸЯƤɸЯ@ȾƏ ƓЯƏƏƉ "
by ƟƜş
Brats, to be their best possible sausage, are to be char-broiled (grilled over charcoal). Hot and fast...keep them moving, meaning they should be turned frequently. Don't let them explode! All the flavorful juice inside the brat will only squirt out, causing flare-ups from the coals. Nobody likes a burnt brat.
Sheboygan Wisconsin claims to be the Bratwurst capitol of the world. That being said,, it stands to reason that Sheboygan would have the perfect bun for brats. They're called Sheboygan Rolls. The buns are large enough to hold two bratwurst. A hard shell and soft inside are the result of a steam/baking/hearth process. The hard shell help to hold the brats in place, and the soft inside is designed to hold condiments, and the buttery sauce that is a must in the cooking process. They originated at The City Bakery, on Michigan Avenue, in Sheboygan.
You can sometimes find Sheboygan Hard Rolls at your local grocer, or by stopping in at The City Bakery in Sheboygan. I think you'll be glad you did!
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I only put yellow mustard on them all the time. 
Will the Wisconsin Brats come and hunt me down now that I know that I break the rules?? 
l) 
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