LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2019

EASY ENTERTAINING

Get your pals together for an Oktoberfest celebration. Don’t break a sweat though—most of the hard work is already done and you can skip the grocery cart in favour of one of those small baskets. Paired with just the right beer, it’s easy entertaining! Pull it together!

By Christopher St. Onge  photography by vince noguchi

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2 Meanwhile, in a large skillet slicked with a bit of oil, brown the sausages over medium heat, about 2 minutes a side (give the bratwurst an extra minute per side if using).

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Sausage & Sauerkraut Sheet-Pan Feast All sorts of German-style sausages appear on grocers’ shelves in October. Gather a selection of bratwurst and smoked sausages like knackwurst, frankfurters and bockwurst, and cook them up over a bed of sauerkraut. Serve the delicious heap with soft pretzels, pretzel buns and a few of your favourite mustards. Löwenbräu Original LCBO 397638, 473 mL, $2.20 For this mix of German-style sausages, try an easygoing light lager with pleasant hops and German flair.

1 jar (1 L) sauerkraut, rinsed and drained 2 onions, thinly sliced 1/2 cup (125 mL) applesauce 1 can (473 mL) lager 6 tbsp (90 mL) butter, shopping list

Once the time is up on the sauerkraut, give it a stir, tuck the sausages in and re- turn to the oven for another 20 minutes. Turn out onto a plat- ter (or serve straight from the pan) along with pretzels and mustard. Serves 6 to 8

Combine the sauer- kraut, onions and ap- plesauce on a large rimmed baking sheet and give everything a good toss. Pour the beer overtop, scat- ter with butter and season with salt and pepper. Slip into a 400°F (200°C) oven for 30 minutes.

cut into pieces Salt and pepper A little oil for frying 2 1/2 to 3 lbs (1.13 to 1.36 kg) German sausages

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AUTUMN 2019 FOOD & DRINK