Bourbon Brat Skewers Recipes

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first five ingredients. Add the vegetables; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour., Drain and reserve marinade. On six metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread the vegetables and bratwurst., Spoon some reserved marinade over vegetables and bratwurst. Grill, covered, over medium heat 15-20 minutes or until bratwurst is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade during the last 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the butter, brown sugar, salt, cayenne and bourbon in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisking constantly, cook until the butter has melted and the mixture has formed a smooth sauce, about 8 minutes.
• Spread the bacon out on a small baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, just to begin to render the fat. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the Brussels sprouts and simmer until just barely tender and still bright green, 5 minutes. Remove the Brussels sprouts to a baking sheet to cool slightly. Slice each Brussels sprout in half.
• Preheat a grill pan over medium heat, and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Assemble the skewers: Start by threading a Brussels sprout half onto a skewer, then add a piece of bacon, then another Brussels sprout, followed by another piece of bacon, and finishing with a Brussels sprout. Repeat in this way until all of the skewers are assembled. Brush the skewers lightly with bourbon glaze.
• Place the skewers on the prepared grill pan and grill, brushing them with glaze with every turn, until the bacon is beginning to crisp and the Brussels sprouts are starting to char, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove to a serving platter and serve warm, drizzled with any remaining glaze.

Steps:

• Soak wooden skewers in water at least 30 minutes before placing on the grill.
• In a resealable plastic bag or bowl, combine soy sauce, apple juice and hot mustard.
• Add onions, yellow squash and peppers and refrigerate for one hour.
• Drain and reserve marinade.
• Thread bratwurst and vegetables alternately on skewers.
• Brush with reserved marinade.
• Grill over medium heat, turn and baste often, until vegetables are soft and bratwurst is cooked, approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Soak bamboo skewers in water to cover for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat grill for direct grilling over medium high heat or preheat broiler with rack about 4 inches from heat source.
• In small bowl, toss shrimp with oil to coat. Cut bratwurst into 16 slices. Thread tail of a shrimp onto a skewer, then add 1 slice of bratwurst, and finish with the other end of the shrimp (so that shrimp curves around the sausage). Repeat until you have 4 shrimp & bratwurst slice pairs on each skewer.
• Combine apple jelly, brown sugar and liquid smoke in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat in microwave on high for 1 minute or until melted -OR- stir ingredients together in small saucepan and heat on low until melted.
• Place skewers on hot grill or a foil-lined broiler pan. Cook 4-6 minutes turning once, or until shrimp start to turn pink. Brush apple jelly mixture on both sides of shrimp and cook 1 minute longer on each side until shrimp turns opaque throughout and reaches an internal temperature of 145°F.