They grilled all morning long in front of Fox News, and a winner was finally selected. In the end after months of preparing and voting, John Mellon walked away with the grand prize of $10,000 in the No Ordinary Burger Contest. His “Pretzel & Honey Mustard Bratwurst Burger” was the big winner on the day! Congratulations John!

Here is how to prepare the $10,000 Johnsonville Brat Burger Recipe that Mr. Mellon came up with.

“Pretzel And Honey Mustard Bratwurst Burger”

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20-30 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

6 – Johnsonville’s Original Bratwurst Patties

Quantity Unit Ingredient 6 Each Johnsonville Original Bratwurst Patties 2 Tablespoons Butter 1 Each red, yellow, and orange bell pepper, cored, seeded and thinly sliced 1 Each sweet onion, thinly sliced 3 Cups Shredded Cabbage (Cole Slaw Mix) 1 Each Medium Tomato (Chopped) 1/3 Cups Spicy Brown Mustard 4 Tablespoons Honey 2 Pinches Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 6 Slice Pepper Jack Cheese 6 Each Pretzel Rolls (may substitute with Pretzel Bagel)

INSTRUCTIONS:

In a large mixing bowl, mix spicy mustard and honey together, when well blended add cabbage and tomato. Mix together until cabbage and tomato is well coated then set aside. In a large non-stick skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add peppers and onions, season to taste with salt and pepper and sauté until lightly browned but with a little crunch in the peppers (about 8-10 minutes). Heat the grill to medium-high. Place patties on grill. Just before the patties are finished add Cheese, continue cooking until cheese is melted. On bottom of roll place 1/6 of the peppers and onions, add Brat Burger. On top of brat burger add 1/6 of the cabbage/tomato and honey mustard mixture and the top of the roll.

Be sure to check out www.johnsonville.com for more contests and opportunities to win great grilling gear!

Trust Me, This Ain’t My First BBQ,
Ry – The Grill Master

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