Six-Pack Brat Stew

• 6 bottles of beer, brand of your own choosing
• 1 pound bratwurst, about 6 links
• 5 Yukon Gold potatoes
• 1 large onion, diced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 fennel bulb, chopped
• 1 large sweet red pepper, chopped
• 1 or 2 Serrano peppers
• 1 sprig fresh savory, minced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped
• 1/2 cup diced tomatoes

1. Divide the six pack in two. Sacrifice two bottles into an 8 quart pot. Reserve the rest for your drinking pleasure
2. Heat the beer to the temperature of a warm bath, add brats, onions, and potatoes. Careful not to boil. (Boiling, I'm told, causes the sausage casings to burst.)
3. In a separate pan heat olive oil; add garlic, peppers, fennel and lightly brown
4. Removed poached brats from beer bath and pat dry (no worries, they will be an unappealing shade of grey)
5. Braise brats until well browned all-round, slice and add to vegetables
6. With slotted spoon remove onions and potatoes from the beer bath; deglaze pan used for brats with onion & potato mixture, and sautee until potatoes are browned
7. Add onions and potatoes to brats and veggies, add herbs, pour about a cup of the remaining beerwash into the stew.

potatoes, onion, garlic, fennel bulb, sweet red pepper, serrano peppers, fresh savory, fresh cilantro, tomatoes

Taken from food52.com/recipes/18483-six-pack-brat-stew (may not work)