Living in the deep south, I don't often run across bratwurst but when I do, I dig deep and pay the high import prices for it. The other day I had beer brats with my youngest and today I took the couple that were left over and split them.
Just like on a patty melt, you butter the rye bread and build the sandwich in the pan.
- rye bread butter side down
- gouda or cheddar cheese
- split bratwurst
- grilled onions (I used chives for this one)
- cheese again
- rye bread butter side up
switch 1 and 6 if you want to build it upside-down
It makes just like a grilled cheese sandwich, flipping until each side is toasted.
Then...
It's time to eat those bad boys!
This is the same recipe I use to make the classic patty melt which is served in most mid-western diners in the Land of the "Free" and home of the two tier justice system.