German Potato Salad

Name: German Potato Salad
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 1 ¾ lbs (790 g) red potatoes; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp mayonnaise; 5 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 tbsp Riesling wine; 4 tbsp beef stock; 4 tbsp chicken stock; 8 tbsp chopped red onion; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp pepper; 1 tbsp wheat flour; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp coarse prepared mustard; 1 tbsp chopped green onions; ¼ lb (113 g) uncooked chopped bacon

German potato salad is a popular variation of potato salad that is generally served warm. It is typically more sour and contains pork or bacon.

serves 5

Ingredients

1 ¾ lbs (790 g) red potatoes
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp mayonnaise
5 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp Riesling wine
4 tbsp beef stock
4 tbsp chicken stock
8 tbsp chopped red onion
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tbsp wheat flour
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp coarse prepared mustard
1 tbsp chopped green onions
¼ lb (113 g) uncooked chopped bacon

Steps

Peel, thinly slice, and boil the potatoes about 17 minutes or until done but still somewhat firm. Drain, set aside, and allow to cool.
Cook the bacon until crisp. Crumble or chop.
Reserve a small amount of bacon grease and mix with flour, breaking up all clumps of flour. Cook briefly, but try to avoid browning.
Add chopped bacon and remaining ingredients and mix.
Cook for 20 minutes or until smooth at low heat.
Pour sauce over potatoes and stir gently.
Serve warm, room temperature, or cooled.

More recipes with potatoes, mayonnaise, vinegar, wine, beef, broth or stock, chicken, onion, flour, mustard, green onions or bacon

Adapted from “German Potato Salad” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.