As we continue to celebrate National Hotdog Month, we travel to Seattle! This recipe comes from an old roommate who based it off the famed Seattle Dog.
Ingredients:
- 4 bratwursts or polish sausages
- 4 buns
- 2 lager style beers
- 1 large onion (sliced)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 8 oz package of Cream Cheese (soften to room temperature)
Directions:
Preheat half of the grill on medium heat. In a foil pan, combine the beer, onions, and garlic and place on the cool side of the grill. Cook until onions are soft about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the Bratwursts or polish sausages to the onion mixture once onions are translucent.
Close lid and allow to cook until the dogs are completely cooked turning occasionally.
Once cooked, place the dogs on the warm side of the grill and grill about 3-5 minutes on each side and then return to the pan.
To assemble, smear cream cheese on a toasted hot bun, add the bratwurst, and top with onion mixture.
I couldn’t help but think of Monty Python when I took my first sip of Dogfish Head’s Sah’Tea, described by the brewery as a modern take on a 9th-century Finnish beer. It’s fermented with a German weizen yeast and brewed with black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and black pepper and …juniper berries. First sip I’m thinkin’ “And now for something really different!” Second sip and I’m thinking about the Holy Man in the Life of Brian who broke his vow of silence after 18 years to defend his Juniper bushes.
