Brats with Cheddar and Warm Apple Slaw

About once a week or so, we like to have a fun food night, food that is good to eat with your hands while watching a good movie. Sometimes I will make wings, pizza, or just have cheese and crackers. This is a great fall fun food recipe. I bought all natural brats (no MSG, gluten, nitrites, nitrates, yadda yadda), cooked them up and melted sharp cheddar on them and served a warm local cabbage and apple slaw on top. It.Was.Killer.

What you will need (makes 6)

6 All-Natural Brats, either pork or chicken
Ceddar Cheese, enough to cover brats
6 Hotdog Buns
1t vegetable oil
1/2 head of green cabbage, thinly sliced
1 carrot, julienned
1/4 onion, thinly sliced
1 apple of your choosing, thinly sliced (I used Honeycrisp)
1T apple cider vinegar
1/4 caraway seeds
Salt and Pepper to taste

In a skillet over medium heat, add brats and cook until brown. Flip and start cooking on other side. Push the brats to one side and add the oil to the pan. Add cabbage, carrots, onions, and apples. Cook, tossing occasionally until the onion begins to soften. Add the caraway, cider vinegar, salt and pepper. Add the cheese to the brats. Reduce heat to low, cover, and continue to cook until cheese is melted and the vegetables are slightly soft, but still crunchy. Serve in a toasted bun.