Shelly's Recipe

CHEESE STUFFED BRATS

Category: Sandwiches I

5 fully cooked bratwurst or knockwurst
2 oz Monterey Jack cheese with caraway seed
2 green onions, thinly sliced (1/4 cup)
5 slices bacon
5 French-style rolls or frankfurter buns, halved lengthwise
Catsup, mustard, chopped onion, and/or pickle relish (optional)

Cut a lengthwise slit in each bratwurst or knockwurst about 1/2 inch deep. Cut cheese into five 2-1/2x1/2x1/4 inch strips. Insert a cheese strip and some of green onion into each brat or knockwurst. Wrap a slice of bacon around each. Fasten bacon with wooden toothpicks.

For a charcoal grill, arrange preheated coals around a drip pan in a grill that has a cover. Test for medium heat above pan. Place brats, cheese side up, on grill rack directly over pan. Cover and grill for 5 to 10 minutes or until bacon is crisp and cheese is melted.

For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Adjust for indirect cooking. Place brats on grill rack; cover and grill.

Place brats in French-style rolls or buns. If desired, serve with catsup, mustard, chopped onion, and/or pickle relish. Serves 5