babcia's german potatoe salad
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Every go to a German restaurant and have their warm German potato salad. This recipe has been in my family for many generations. It is always a hit whenever I make it.It is best served warm or at room temp,but can be eaten cold.
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prep time
1 Hr 40 Min
cook time
method
Stove Top
yield
15 to 20
Ingredients
- 5 pounds all purpose potatoes
- 4 stalks celery chopped fine
- 1 medium sweet onion chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper chopped
- 2 medium carrots shredded
- 1/2 pound bacon, cooked crisp,and crumbled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons celery seed
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup vingar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons bacon grease
How To Make babcia's german potatoe salad
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Step 1Boil potatoes in skins till tender,drain and cool till they can be held in hand.Peel and cut into chunks.
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Step 2While potatoes are cooking,fry bacon and set aside to drain on paper towels.Clean and chop veggies and place in a large glass bowl,add potatoes,celery seed,salt,and pepper and crumbled bacon.Toss together.
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Step 3Sauce in a med. sauce pan. Stir sugar and corn starch together. Beat in egg yolks. In a separate bowl stir together vinegar,grease and water,slowly stir into egg mixture. Cook med/low heat stirring til thickened,it will thicken more as it cools.
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Step 4Add warm dressing to potato mix. Only add enough dressing to moisten the salad.You may not need it all depending on the type of potatoes used.Store any remaining dressing in the fridge is good on spinach salad.
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