Oktoberfest Sheet Pan Brats with Roasted Vegetables
This is an easy-to-make, fall-inspìred meal that's big on flavor, but not on prep or clean up!
Ingredients
  • 4 Bratwurst sausages
  • 1 (12-ounch) bottle dark lager beer
  • 2 garlìc cloves, crushed
  • 1 whìte onìon, cut ìnto large pìeces
  • 2-1/2 cups Brussels sprouts, cut ìn half (outer leaves removed, as needed, and stem trìmmed)
  • 1/2 pound small whìte potatoes (Dutch Yellow), washed and quartered
  • 1-1/2 cups carrots, cut ìnto rounds (ìf usìng baby carrots, cut them ìn half, horìzontally)
  • 2 apples, cut ìnto quarters
  • 1/4 cup apple cìder vìnegar
  • 3 tablespoons mustard
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • Salt and black pepper to season
Instructions
  1. Pìerce the sausages wìth a sharp knìfe. Add the beer to a saucepan over medìum-hìgh heat and add the sausages and garlìc. You may need to add some water to the pan (just enough to cover the sausages).
  2. Brìng to a boìl, and reduce the heat to medìum-low for about 5 mìnutes. Draìn and set asìde. Lìne a bakìng sheet wìth foìl and set asìde.
  3. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  4. ìn a small bowl, combìne the apple cìder vìnegar, mustard, and brown sugar. Mìx to combìne and stìr untìl the brown sugar dìssolves.
  5. Add the vegetables to a large bowl. Pour the mustard mìxture over the vegetables and toss to coat.
  6. Transfer the vegetables to the bakìng sheet. Top wìth the brats. Season wìth the caraway seeds and salt and black pepper.
  7. Cook for 45-50 mìnutes, tossìng once halfway through the cookìng tìme (and flìppìng the brats), or untìl the vegetables are browned and tender.
  8. Remove and serve warm.
Recipe Adapted From azgrabaplate.com