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hot german potato salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Marion Cipher
Dallas, TX

This is one of my favorite dishes from when I was a kid. It goes great with brauts & sauerkraut or rouladen.

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For hot german potato salad

  • 4 md
    potatoes
  • 6 slice
    bacon
  • 2 Tbsp
    flour
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    celery seed
  • 1/8 tsp
    pepper
  • 1 c
    water
  • 1/2 c
    vinegar

How To Make hot german potato salad

  • 1
    Place 4 medium or 6 small potatoes (I like Yukon Golds or Red Skinned) in a large pot. Make sure to fill with enough water to cover potatoes, ring water to a boil over med-high heat. Cook until potatoes are fork tender, 25-30 minutes, drain well. Once cool enough to handle cut potatoes into cubes or slices. Whatever you prefer.
  • 2
    While potatoes are boiling, fry six slices of bacon in large skillet over med-high heat. Once crispy lay on paper towels to drain, crumble when dry. Save bacon grease for sauce.
  • 3
    Pour bacon grease into 9x9 baking dish. Mix in flour, sugar, salt, pepper & celery seed. Make sure there are no clumps in mixture. Heat in microwave for 1-2 minutes.
  • 4
    Stir in water & vinegar mixture. Heat in microwave until boiling.
  • 5
    Add potatoes & crumbled bacon to wet ingredients, mix thoroughly. Heat in microwave for another 2-4 minutes to thicken sauce up.
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