Recipe and source notes

German Potato Salad

5 servings Source yield

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

Make it step by step

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

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Recipe source

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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