Grilled Bratwurst with German Potato Salad

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Octoberfest

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (12)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(12)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
--
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 40 min

Recipe Tools:

Select a Card Size

Add To My Recipe Box

Success

This recipe was added to your Folder_Name folder.

Do not show this message again

Add To My Recipe Box

Please sign in to add this recipe to your Recipe Box.

Ingredients

4 cans beer, 12 ounces each
1 1/2 pounds Bratwurst sausage links (2 to 3-ounce links)
2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and medium diced
Salt
6 ounces raw bacon, chopped
1 cup chopped onions
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 to 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup whole grain mustard
4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
1/4 cup chopped green onions
Drizzle vegetable oil
12 slices or 6 rolls, dark bread, warm
Crock whole grain mustard

Directions

In a saucepan, over medium heat, bring the beer up to a simmer. Add the sausages and cook until plump, about 4 to 6 minutes.

Preheat the grill. In a saucepan, over medium heat, cook the potatoes in salted water until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove and drain well. Keep warm. In a saute pan, over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Add the onions. Season with black pepper. Saute for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked potatoes, crispy bacon/onions with fat, vinegar, to taste, mustard, eggs, and green onions. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well. Using the back of a spoon, mash the mixture together. The salad should be well blended but with some lumps.

Lightly brush the sausages with oil. Place on the grill and cook for a couple of minutes on each side. Remove the sausages from the grill. Mound the potato salad in the center of each serving plate. Lay the sausages next to the salad. Garnish with parsley. Serve with the brown bread and mustard.

Next Recipe

More recipes? Try these recommendations:

Similar Recipe

Bratwurst Cooked in Beer with Smothered Cabbage

Picture of Grilled Bratwurst with German Potato Salad Recipe

Photo: Grilled Bratwurst with German Potato Salad

Similar Recipes

Recipes Like This

All About…

Recipe Collections

Showing 1-10 of 25

View all 25 Salad Collections

Comments & Reviews

recipe Grilled Bratwurst with German Potato Salad
Stephen Maumelle, AR 06-24-2009
Flag

German Food at Its Best
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

If you love German food, you're going to love this recipe. The brats are very tasty and w/ some sauerkraut you can't go... wrong. Any time I make the potato salad people always want the recipe. It's awesome w/ the brats but it's also great w/ any picnic or grill party!Read more
recipe Grilled Bratwurst with German Potato Salad
IlliniJeff Knoxville, TN 03-21-2009
Flag

German Deli in Chicagp
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Dear Judi - I left Chicago a few years ago and I was just about to direct you to Delicatessen Meyer at Lincoln and Lawrence,... but I googled and found out it closed. That is truly sad. But I gotta believe you can find some deli in Chicago that provides German/Austrian products. As far as potato sald goes, we should all be making these ourselves, this one looks like an OK one. I would encourage everyone to not follow these kind of recipes to the letter, but use them as guides. We all need to develop our own styles, using some basic techniques we can learn from Chefs like Emeril. But remember just as my Oma would do, don't spare the bacon fat.Read more
recipe Grilled Bratwurst with German Potato Salad
Jennifer Milpitas, CA 10-27-2008
Flag

Fantastic!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a great recipe that everyone will gobble up. My father is part German and this is just as good if not better than... his recipe. One recommendation I would suggest to ease the mixing process is to put the vinegar and mustard in a bowl and stir it together to ensure it is completely blended. Then you can pour it on the potato mixture! I will definitely make this again. It goes great with pork chops and sauerkraut.Read more
recipe Grilled Bratwurst with German Potato Salad
judith downers grove, IL 07-04-2007
Flag

Yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Judi in Downers Grove, IL I don't care for most mayo potato salads, and I can't find a good deli German. So this is what I... will make from now on. Very good and great for several days later. Applewood smoked bacon makes it even better.Read more
recipe Grilled Bratwurst with German Potato Salad
Anonymous 10-23-2006
Flag

Awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have never made German food before. It was absolutely delicious. I will definitely make this again.
recipe Grilled Bratwurst with German Potato Salad
Steve Tampa, FL 08-16-2006
Flag

A Fabulous German Classic
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great recipe, Emeril! My German mother's potato salad was always the best, but, (sorry, Mom) this is absolutely great! It's... easy and truly flavorful. Thanks!!Read more