German Potato Salad

"This is an oldy but a goody. Got this from my grandmother. Always reminds me of her."
 
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photo by Jonathan Melendez
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large skillet, fry bacon until crisp; remove and set aside.
  • Drain all but 2 tablespoons of drippings; cook onion until tender.
  • Stir in flour, blend well.
  • Add vinegar and water; cook and stir until bubbly and slightly thick.
  • Add sugar and stir until it dissolves.
  • Crumble bacon; gently stir in bacon and potatoes.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Serve warm.

Questions & Replies

  1. Why do you have to sign in for each recipe you want to save? This did not happen previously.
     
  2. Cold potato salad has always been a tradition with all my German family members (Bavarian) Warm German potato not so much. I've only found several German restaurant warm recipes I liked. This sounds like a good one jawohl! My problem is cooking potatoes correctly on stove top. Any quick easy ways? Thanx! Danka! Have a great weekend.
     
  3. WHY DOES IT SAY PEELED WHEN THE PICTURE SHOWS RED POTATOES WITH THE SKIN?
     
  4. I used to fix this for my mother and I when she came for lunch during her workday.. We liked to eat it hot. And of course it's delicious cold too. I clean the potatoes and cook them in the microwave but don't overcook them and then you can peel them or just slice or cube the potatoes before adding the rest of the ingredients.
     
  5. This sounds like the potato salad my mother used to make. She was from a German speaking area in Southern Indiana.
     
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Reviews

  1. Traditionally German Potato Salad is served warm
     
  2. This is a nice, simple German-American style potato salad that tastes just like I expected it to. :) This style of potato salad is nice and vinegar-y, and it reminds me of my childhood and church potlucks (where you could choose from several different family recipes of potato salads all in one sitting). Dill pickle is a nice addition. Although I usually prefer my mom's recipe (cold and with mayo, etc), this recipe is a nice change now and then. Thanks, Friedel!
     
  3. I made this at my husband's request. His mom always made GPS and he thought the ingredients looked right. He was very happy. We both enjoyed the bacon-vinegar flavor with just a little sweet taste. We tried it both warm and cold and I prefered it warm, he liked it either way. My son got in on the action and gave it a thumbs up as well. Thanks!!
     
  4. This recipe needs some adjustment if the measurement on the vinegar is correct or maybe additional seasonings to offset the vinegar. It had much too strong vinegar flavor.
     
  5. I never like this type of potato salad until my kids got involved with 4-H. There was this lady that made this so I tryed it and it was great but she would not share her recipe with anyone. But I have to say this is also great I think I have a keeper here. Have also added it to my cookbook.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Instant pot is a great tool for this recipe. Skip the flour and make sure you have enough liquid according to your instant pot instructions.. (Use chicken broth or water.) Saute bacon, dice rather than slice potatoes, add all the other ingredients and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes with a quick release.
     
  2. I use the water from cooking the potatoes. It adds flavor to the dish.
     
  3. This was my first German Potato Salad experience and we all liked it very much. Next time I will cut the sugar in half, use pancetta or prosciutto instead of bacon and add chives at the end. Fantastic recipe, just a little sweet for me. Thank you very much!
     
  4. We liked this. I used pancetta in place of the bacon, and cut the sugar back to 2 tablespoons. In the future, I may cut back on the vinegar just a touch, but overall we really liked the potatoes. My husband used to live in Germany and he said these reminded him of his years there! Thanks!
     
  5. Kostlich!!! I made this for dinner and it was wonderful... Even my picky husband loved it! I used diced low fat kielbasa sausage instead of the bacon, and added a tablespoon of oil to make the sause. Everything else I did as the recipe stated. Danke!!
     

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