Enjoy your tailgating extravaganza as much as your guests by preparing this delicious main course ahead of time. Then all you’ll need to do during your party is just warm it up. You won’t miss but a moment of the fun!

Bratwurst Bath

Ingredients

1 aluminum foil baking pan

1 stick butter

3 to 4 bottles (12 ounces) beer

2 medium yellow onions, sliced

1 pound container sauerkraut, drained

12 to 16 bratwursts

12 to 16 bratwurst buns or hard rolls

Mustard

Directions

1. Place the foil pan on the grill over indirect heat. Add beer, kraut, butter, and onions. Cook until the onions are soft.
2. At the same time, grill the brats over low-to-medium direct heat.
3. When the bratwursts are done, put them directly into the foil pan “bath.”
4. Serve bratwursts on buns with sauerkraut, onions, and mustard on top.

The Bratwurst Bath works equally well on a grill (indirect heat), in an oven (250 degrees), or in a slow cooker (on “Warm”). Prepare the bath mixture and grill the bratwursts ahead of time (even the night before), then simply combine everything and reheat it to serve.

Tell us what you think: What do you do to prepare for tailgating? Do your guests bring anything?