Smash Bratties with Smash Sauce
Smash Burgers are all the rage, but have you ever tried a Smash Brattie with Beeler’s Bratwurst?! Enjoy with our Beeler’s twist on traditional Thousand Island Dressing (aka “Special Sauce”). Our Smash Sauce is great on burgers, brats, schnitzel and more- the only limit is your imagination!
One package of Beeler’s Bratwurst will yield 3 double Smash Bratty burgers. Scale the recipe up or down as needed.
Ingredients:
Smash Bratties
- 1 package Beeler’s uncooked Bratwurst
- ¾ C shredded lettuce
- 3 seeded sesame buns
- 6 slices of American cheese
- 1 C Beeler’s Smash Sauce
- neutral oil or cooking spray for smashing
Smash Sauce:
- ½ C Ketchup
- ⅓ C Mayonnaise
- ¾ C Sauerkraut
- 1-2 TBSP juice from Saurkraut
Equipment (Brats):
- 12 pcs 6″x6″ squares of parchment
- Small saute pan for “smashing” the bratties
- kitchen scissors, for removing the casing from the bratwurst
- metal spatula
- Stainless steel saute pan, griddle, or cast-iron pan/griddle
Equipment (Sauce):
- 1 medium sized mixing bowl
- 1 rubber spatula or wooden spoon
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
Instructions:
- Cut and remove the casings from the bratwurst.
- Shape the meat into balls larger than a ping pong ball, smaller than a tennis ballapproximately
⅔ of one brat per patty. - Once all of the balls are portioned, lightly coat them with cooking oil/spray
- Working one ball at a time, place the meat between two pieces of parchment and then
use the saute pan to press down, applying even pressure, the patties should be about ¼”
thick. - Heat your pan over medium- high heat and cook the patties on the first side until they are
about 80% cooked through- this will give you maximum color, texture, and juicyness! - Flip your burger and top with cheese. Once the cheese begins to melt, remove it from the
pan and place it on the bun. - Top the first cheese patty with the second cheesy patty, add a little smash sauce, a nice
handful of lettuce, and then more smash sauce before capping it off with the top bun.
Notes:
- Set up your fixins station before handling raw meat. Have the lettuce, buns, and sauce
lined up on a large, clean cutting board so you can assembled safely and quickly as
soon as those bratties leave the griddle! - Separate your cheese slices and have them handy at the stove so you get that nice melty
melt action before building your bratties!
Sauce:
- Combine the ketchup & mayo in the bowl and mix until evenly combined.
- Fold in the sauerkraut.
- Taste the sauce and add Sauerkraut juice until desired tang.
- Enjoy!
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