PA Dutch Hot Bacon Dressing
By
Susan Bickta
@souxie
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This was an old standby in our house when I was growing up in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. My mother would always make this for out-of-state visitors. It's a perfect example of the "sweet/sour" recipes that the PA Dutch are known for. This dressing can be used on iceberg lettuce or as a dressing to make German style potato salad as pictured.
Ingredients
- 1
- large head iceberg lettuce, torn into bite size pieces or
- 3-4 lb
- cooked, diced potatoes (if making potato salad)
- 1/2 lb
- bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1
- egg, beaten
- 2/3 c
- sugar
- 2 Tbsp
- flour
- 2/3 c
- water
- 2/3 c
- apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1/4 tsp
- fresh ground black pepper
How to Make PA Dutch Hot Bacon Dressing
- 1In a large serving bowl, tear lettuce into bite size pieces. Set aside.
- 2Cook the bacon in a 10-inch non-stick skillet. Remove bacon from skillet when cooked and set aside. Do not discard bacon fat. You will be using it to complete the cooked dressing.
- 3In a medium bowl, combine the egg, sugar, flour, water, vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix well and add to skillet with bacon fat. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 4-5 minutes or until dressing thickens and is hot and bubbly. Crumble bacon and add to skillet. Mix well.
- 4Pour hot dressing over lettuce and toss to coat.
- 5Please note: this dressing can be used to make German Potato Salad as well. Just substitute 3 pounds of cooked, diced potatoes for the lettuce. Add 1 stalk of celery, diced and 1 small onion, diced and you have another PA Dutch style salad!!
