Beer and Bratwurst Casserole

By Coppermouse

German sausages cooked in German-style beer and then baked in a creamy cheese beer sauce with potatoes.

Ingredients

• 5 bratwurst sausages
• 1 Maibock-style beer
• 3 cups frozen Cascadian Farm™ Organic frozen hash browns potatoes\ 8 ounces sharp cheddar
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup Progresso™ Panko Bread crumbs

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

2. Sear the sausages in a pan with a little oil. Once browned on both sides, add in the beer, deglaze the pan and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes until mostly cooked through but a little pink in the center.

3. Meanwhile, grate the cheese and mix it with the cream cheese. It will be clumpy and hard to mix, but that's okay.
4. Thaw your hash browns on paper towels and squeeze them to remove most of the excess moisture.

5. Line the baking dish with hashbrowns and press them down to form a crust. Strain the beer from the sausages into a measuring cup. Put the sausages onto a cutting board and let them sit for 5 minutes. Whisk the beer into the cheese mixture to form the sauce.

6. Slice the sausages and line them up on top of the potatoes. Pour the cheese sauce over the sausages. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

7. Mix the butter and breadcrumbs in a frying pan and mix and cook until golden brown and crispy. Top the casserole with the breadcrumbs before serving.