These bratwurst burgers combine all the glorious German flavors of bratwurst in the form of a burger. Mouth-watering pork patties are served on a soft bun with melted swiss cheese, a mustard mayo sauce, and onion sauerkraut topping. It's an easy fuss-free recipe that is ready in 25 minutes!
Ingredients
1tablespoon olive oil
1 largeonion, sliced
½ cupsauerkraut
¼ cupmayonnaise, can be light
1tablespoonGerman mustard, or dijon
6linksbratwurst sausages
4slicesswiss cheese
4hamburger buns
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, occasionally stirring, until it is very soft, about 7 minutes. Stir in the sauerkraut and remove the pan from the heat.
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 large onion, ½ cup sauerkraut
While the onions are cooking, make the sauce. Mix the mayonnaise and mustard together in a small bowl.
¼ cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon German mustard
Remove and discard the sausage casings and place the meat in a bowl. Use your hands to break up the meat to resemble ground pork.
6 links bratwurst sausages
Form the bratwurst meat into four burger patties.
Preheat your grill to medium heat. Once it's hot, cook the bratwurst burger patties until they are fully cooked and have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. See notes. Then top with the swiss cheese and let it melt. If you'd like, warm the burger buns. You can also sear these burgers in a dry pan over medium-high heat for 5 minutes per side.
4 slices swiss cheese, 4 hamburger buns
Serve the burgers with the mustard mayo sauce and the onions piled on top.
Notes
Bratwurst burgers tend to cause flare-ups when they cook. To help prevent this, make sure your grill is clean before you start. Also, keeping a spray bottle with water handy to tame flare-ups is a good idea.Because these burgers are made with sausage meat (rather than freshly ground meat), it's important that they are fully cooked before you serve them. Make sure that they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.