Bratwurst Cooked In With Smothered Cabbage

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 8 links fresh bratwursts
• 36 ounces
• 8 ounces bacon, chopped
• 2 cups onions, julienned
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 small head of cabbage, cored and shredded
• salt
• 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup whole grain mustard
• 8 hot dog buns

Recipe

• 1 place in saucepan over medium heat and bring to boil.
• 2 add sausages and cook for 10 minutes or until throughly done.
• 3 remove sausages from the liquid, and reserve the liquid.
• 4 in a large saute pan over medium heat render the bacon until crispy (about 6 - 8 minutes).
• 5 remove bacon and set aside.
• 6 discard all the bacon fat except for 1/4 cup.
• 7 place 1/4 cup of the bacon fat back in the saute pan and add the onions.
• 8 season with black pepper.
• 9 saute for 2 - 3 minutes or until tender.
• 10 add the cabbage.
• 11 season with salt and pepper.
• 12 saute for 4 more minutes or until the cabbage is tender.
• 13 stir in garlic, mustard and 2 cups of the liquid from the sausages.
• 14 bring liquid to a simmer and cook for 8 - 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 15 reseason with salt and pepper.
• 16 place sausages in pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side.
• 17 serve sausage on top of a hot dog bun, smother with cabbage.