potatoe salad
This is my mothers potato salad. The only thing I have changed is I chop the egg and mix it in , my mother always just garnished the top of hers with the egg slices, and we would fight over them so I now make it mixed in.
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
Ingredients
- 5 pounds potatoes boiled, peeled and, diced
- 1/2 - green bell pepper diced
- 2 - thinnly sliced celery stalks
- 1/2 - onion diced
- 6 - hard boiled eggs diced
- 1 (30oz) jar helmans mayonaise
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
How To Make potatoe salad
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Step 1put potatoes in a large pot, cover with water and put to boil. cook until tender, drain, let potatoes cool and then peel and dice, and put in a large bowl.
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Step 2boil the eggs, then peel and dice.
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Step 3dice green pepper, onion, and celery, set aside.
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Step 4in a small mixing bowl put mayonnaise. add 3tbs of sugar , 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 3tbs vinegar, 3 tsp yellow mustard. mix this well here is where I taste it to adjust and add anything I think it might need more of. It should taste a little tangy sweet, not sour.
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Step 5mix peppers, onion ,eggs and celery with potatoes, and then pour mayonnaise dressing over it and mix well, refrigerate several hours, or over night.
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Step 6you can garnish with slices of egg and sprinkle with parsley or paprika to garnish.
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