If you're like me, you probably don't have a ton of extra money laying around for nice, classy meals, so you try to make due with what you can. I figure I'll borrow the word poormet and make some recipes and stuff. Poor meaning... well poor and met from the end of gourmet. I didn't make the word up apparently, but I felt amazing when I thought it up and googled it to see if I was a genius, or just late to the party. Since I am the latter, the fireworks and balloons were cancelled... Still! Let's cook!
Stuff You Will Need
Pizza Seasoned Bratwurst - 4 cost me $5, so they were $1.25 each
Jar of Marinara Sauce - Cost me $2.49 but you wont need it all
Bag o' Shredded Motz - Cost me $2.48 but I didn't use much. Maybe 5% of the bag
Brat Buns - Cost $1.99 for 6. You might have extras
Optional Toppings
Pepperoni - Not sure how much, as I forgot to get it at the store
Bacon - $5 for a bag of salad bacon, which works great. You'll use a tiny amount
Italian Seasoning - Nominal amount
Whatever Else you like
OK, so this is what our cutting board looks like before we start.
First thing we do is open up those Brats and let them get to room temperature before we grill them. Speaking of grilling, you better get outside and get that thing a-heatin'. I use a gas grill because I am both lazy, and strapped for time. You know how I'm always on the go and have tons of friends I spend all my time with. Uh, anyway, this is what they look like unwrapped, if you live under a bridge and haven't ever seen them before.
As you can see, since these are 'pizza seasoned', they already have mozzarella, pepperoni, and some form of 'pizza spice' in them. No clue what it is, but I assume it's good. Once the grill is warm, but not too hot, throw them on it, but open it first so they don't end up on the ground.
Cook them until they are all dark and have like juices oozing out of them and stuff. Then toss them on your brat buns, which you've placed in a little metal pan. Looking back, I wish I had made a little garlic butter and put a layer of that on the buns before loading them up, but there's always next time. This is what you'll end up with once the brats are bunned, if that's a word. Then when you add marinara, sort of in the manner you'd add ketchup to a hot dog, then adding cheese and bacon and ready to hit the oven with the broiler on high.
Give them a few minutes to really get their brown on, and once that's done, pull 'em out and enjoy. A nice dipping sauce is a little more marinara and some garlic topped a tad bit of Parmigiano-Reggiano and Mozzarella. Microwave that for 45 seconds or so and you're golden.
Here's the end result.
Working up a total cost for a family of 4 would get you about $2.19 per person for this depending on how much stuff you use. Eat it with some potato salad or Ramen noodles or something. I don't think it really matters. It's cheap. I'm sure it pairs well with a high quality box wine, because everything pairs well with a high quality box wine.
So there you have it. Pizza Bratwurst Thingies. Well, see ya, I guess. Go on. No, I do not have any box wine.
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