German Potato Salad
By
Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950
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This recipe is from my paternal great-grandmother who was born in Germany and moved to the United States as a young bride. Her name was Augusta Eichorn.
Ingredients
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6 slicebacon, cooked and crumbled
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10-12 largepotatoes cooked in their jackets
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1 mediumonion, diced
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3stalks of celery, diced
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1/2 csugar
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2heaping teaspoons cornstarch
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1/2 ccider vinegar
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1 tspkosher salt
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1/4 cfresh parsley, chopped
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1 3/4 cwater
How to Make German Potato Salad
- Cook potatoes until tender; peel and slice into a large bowl.
- Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and crumble.
- Add onions and celery to bacon grease and saute for a minutes until softened.
- Add cornstarch and mix well. Add sugar, vinegar and seasonings, bacon and water.
- Bring to a boil and stir until thick.
- Pour over potatoes. Let stand a few minutes to soak up sauce. Potato salad should be served warm.
- My mom's family was English and they don't eat food as sweet, so she would cut the sugar to about 1/8 cup. the region of Germany that my great grandmother was from believed if you used a cup of vinegar you used a cup of sugar. I guess I take after the German side of my family, I like sugar and vinegar in equal amounts. Seems to balance better to me.
- When taking this to potlucks, etc. I put into a crock pot and keep it on warm otherwise the bacon fat in the dressing firms up and makes the salad a bit unpleasant.
About German Potato Salad
Course/Dish: Potato Salads
