
Instant Pot Brats With Beer
- 2 T butter
- 7 Costco size Johnsonville brats (these taste the best IMO). You, of course, can buy smaller packages from your grocery store
- 1 light beer- Michelob Ultra (any favorite beer of yours works, but this only has 2.6 Carbs for those looking for keto bratwurst recipes.)
Step by Step Instructions
Instant Pot Frozen Brats?
If you have frozen bratwurst and are wondering if you can cook them in your pressure cooker, you'll be happy to know it works just as well! You need to modify the recipe slightly since it doesn't really work to brown the brats in butter when they're frozen. To cook instant pot frozen brats you'll want to skip the saute step. You won't want to miss out on the butter, so I'd melt that in the microwave and drizzle over the top or just add little pats of butter on the top of each frozen bratwurst. Proceed with the recipe by pressuring cooking the bratwurst in the beer on a basket for 7 minutes. After the 10 minute slow release you'll want to broil the instant pot frozen brats in the oven for 2-3 minutes to get that "just grilled" appearance.Instant Pot Brats Cooker Time
Regarding the instant pot brats cooking time, I've made this recipe many times and in my pressure cooker, the perfectly done cooking time is 6 minutes. Other recipes I've found online for beer brats in a pressure cooker say less time than this and others say even longer. If you have other types of similar size uncooked sausage, I'd also recommend this for your instant pot sausage cooking time for other types of uncooked sausages too! I highly suggest you use 6 minutes as your starting time since you don't want to undercook your bratwurst OR overcook them. And then you can simply adjust your instant pot brats cooking time going forward with your own pressure cooker. But in my opinion, 6 minutes seems to be the perfect instant pot brats cooker time for the juiciest, moist and flavorful Johnsonville brats recipes.Other Recipes You'll Love
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Easy Instant Pot Brats With Beer
An easy Instant Pot brats recipe for the best ever bratwurst recipe simmered in butter and beer, yet made in your pressure cooker! This is both keto, low carb and sugar free
Ingredients
- 2 T butter
- 5-7 bratwurst, uncooked (regular size, not large deli size)
- 1 bottle of beer, mild flavor
Instructions
- Turn on the Instant Pot and set to Saute High.
- Brown the bratwurst lightly in the butter on both sides, about 2-3 minutes each. You might need to brown these in two batches, depending on how many brats you're cooking and the size of your pressure cooker.
- Remove all of the brats from the Instant Pot and set asie on a. plate.
- Place a rack on the bottom, set all of your bratwurst on top of the rack.
- Carefully pour the beer over the bratwurst.
- Set your instant pot to Manual or Pressure Cook (depending on your model) and cook for 6 minutes. Once done, do a Natural Release for 10 minutes and then release any remaining pressure. Enjoy!
Notes
This recipe was written using standard sized raw bratwurst like Johnsonville or Costco size, these are not the jumbo raw brats some meat counters carry. The Johnsonville packages carry 5 bratwurst, the Costco carries 7 brats per package.
Long handled rubber tip tongs work very well to turn the brats and remove them from the Instant Pot.
Chicken broth, apple juice, or water can be used instead of beer but beer will give the brats the best flavor.
Feel free to add vegetables to the pot! Onions, sliced cabbage, or sauerkraut are all great options.
If you have the jumbo meat counter brats we suggest pressure cooking them for 8 minutes before doing a Natural Release of 10 minutes (this is a best guess on time and has not been tested). If the jumbo brats aren't cooked through, pop the Instant pot lid back on to pressure cook for 1 more minute and then do a quick release of the remaining pressure.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 5 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 468Total Fat 39gSaturated Fat 15gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 22gCholesterol 100mgSodium 1046mgCarbohydrates 1gNet Carbohydrates 1gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 17g
Enjoy!
Melissa says
How long would you cook for pre-cooked brats?
Kim says
Iโm interested in making this recipe with sauerkraut. Do I put the sauerkraut in the pot under the trivet and cook it with the brats? Or do I add it after cooking the brats?
Thank you!
WholeLottaYum says
I'd put the sauerkraut under the brats and trivet.
Taylor says
Yum! The brats were a little undercooked the first go around, so I increased the cook time to 8 mins the next time I made them.
Quick and easy way to make delicious brats!
Mel says
Hi Taylor, glad you enjoyed them! Sometimes the larger bratwursts from meat counters do take longer to cook.