Warm German Potato Salad Traditional Food

GERMAN POTATO SALAD (AUTHENTIC BAVARIAN KARTOFFELSALAT)

Steps:

• Cut potatoes into ½- to ¾-inch cubes and put them into a medium saucepan. (Leave skins on.)Add enough cold water to cover the tops of the potato cubes. Salt the water, cover the pot, and bring the potatoes to a boil. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until tender but still firm.

TRADITIONAL GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Peel potatoes, and place in a large pot with enough water to cover by several inches. Bring to a boil over high heat, add 1 tablespoon salt, and reduce to a gentle boil. Cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, about 10 minutes.
• While the potatoes cook, combine the vinegar, sugar, and remaining 2 teaspoons salt in a small saucepan, and place over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
• Drain potatoes into a colander. Using gloves or paper towels to protect your hands, slice the hot potatoes into 1/8-inch-thick rounds. Drizzle with hot vinegar mixture, gently stirring until all potatoes are coated. Set aside.
• Saute bacon in a large skillet placed over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until browned and crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon; transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Drain excess fat from skillet, leaving a thin coating in bottom. Add onions; saute until translucent but not browned.
• Add beef broth; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer, and cook until reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Pour over the reserved warm potato mixture, and sprinkle with the reserved bacon and chopped parsley. Gently stir to combine, and serve immediately.

GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes to a boil and add a tablespoon of salt to it. Boil them till they are fork tender. Drain and set aside.
• Cook the bacon till the fat starts to render, and then add the onions. Cook the onions and bacon for 5 more minutes and then remove the onions and bacon in a large bowl. Reserve the remaining bacon fat and pour it into a small jar to make the dressing.
• Add the olive oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, dill and half teaspoon salt to the jar with bacon fat and shake well to make the dressing.
• Add the potatoes to the large bowl with bacon and onions and pour the dressing on top. Toss well to combine. Serve warm or cold.

WARM GERMAN POTATO SALAD (TRADITIONAL)

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes and cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and, while hot, skin and cut into 1/4-inch slices. You should have about 4 cups. Set aside.
• Place bacon in a skillet and fry until almost crisp. Remove bacon from pan and add onion and celery, cook until tender and transparent, remove from pan.
• Drain off all but one tablespoon of bacon fat; add flour, sugar, salt and pepper to skillet stir until slightly browned. Add vinegar and water and cook until mixture is slightly thickened. Add back the bacon, onion, and celery.
• Pour hot dressing over potatoes; stir gently to blend. The potatoes should look glossy. Garnish with hard-boiled egg slices, sprinkle minced parsley, and chives over top. Serve warm.

HOT GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, place potatoes; add enough water just to cover potatoes. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook 30 to 35 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain. Let stand until cool enough to handle. Cut potatoes into 3/4-inch dice.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels.
• Cook onion in bacon fat in skillet over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in sugar, flour, salt, celery seed and pepper; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Stir water and vinegar into onion mixture. Heat to boiling over high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until thickened.
• Reduce heat to medium. Stir in potatoes and cook, stirring gently to coat potatoes, until hot and bubbling. Top with bacon. Serve warm.

BACON-FILLED HOT GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the quartered potatoes in a large pot and fill with enough cold water to just cover them.* Add 2 teaspoons of salt, and bring to a boil. Cook until easily pierced by a fork, about 12-15 minutes. Drain the hot potatoes and set aside to cool slightly. When they are still warm but can be easily handled, cut into small pieces.
• While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the bacon vinaigrette. Place the diced bacon in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook bacon until browned and crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels and set aside. Leave the bacon drippings in the frying pan.
• Add the diced onions to the pan, and cook over medium heat until they turn translucent and start to brown. Add the vinegar, sugar, Dijon mustard, remaining 1 teaspoon of salt, and pepper to the sautéed onions. Bring to a boil.
• Add the bite size potato chunks and bacon to the pan, and toss to coat. Turn off the heat and and fold in the chopped parsley.
• Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot (but warm and cold are fine, too).

WARM GERMAN POTATO SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the sliced potatoes and cook 10-15 minutes, or just until fork tender. Drain and set aside in a large bowl.
• In a medium skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and reserve 2 Tablespoons of the bacon grease.
• Add the onion to the skillet and cook in bacon grease for 5-7 minutes until browned. Stir in the mustard, vinegar, and pepper. Return bacon to the pan.
• Pour the onion-bacon mixture over the top of the cooked potatoes and toss well. Taste and add salt as needed. Garnish with chopped scallions.

WARM GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine potatoes with salted water to cover by 1 inch and simmer until just tender, about 20 minutes.
• While potatoes are cooking, in a large heavy skillet cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until browned and crisp and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• Drain potatoes and let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Cut potatoes into eighths and in a bowl combine with bacon.
• Keep mixture warm, covered.
• Pour off all but 3 tablespoons fat from skillet and saute onion over moderately high heat, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add sugar, 2 tablespoons vinegar, and broth and simmer 2 minutes.
• Add onion mixture to warm potatoes with parsley and remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar, tossing gently, and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve potato salad warm or at room temperature, garnished with parsley.

HOT GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Drop the unpeeled potatoes into a large pot. Pour in enough cold water to cover them completely. Add a couple of tablespoons of salt to the water and bring it to a boil.
• Boil them briskly until they show only the slightest resistance when pierced with the point of a sharp knife. It will take about 15 to 25 minutes, depending on the size of your potatoes. Be careful not to let them overcook, or they will fall apart when sliced.
• Drain the potatoes in a colander, then peel them (if desired) and cut them into ¼ inch slices. Set the potatoes aside in a bowl tightly covered with foil.
• In a heavy 8-to 10-inch skillet, cook the diced bacon over moderate heat until brown and crisp. Remove the bacon bits with a slotted spoon and spread them out on paper towels to drain.
• Add the onions to the fat remaining in the skillet. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until they are soft and transparent but not brown.
• Sprinkle flour, sugar, salt and pepper over onions and cook over low heat, constantly stirring, till the mixture is bubbly.
• Add the vinegar and water (or broth). Stir constantly until it boils. Boil for 1 minute and remove from heat. Pour the hot sauce over the potatoes. Stir the potato slices gently with a large spoon or spatula to coat them evenly with the onions and vinegar mixture.
• Gently stir the reserved bacon pieces into the salad. Taste for seasoning.
• Serve at once or cover and set the salad aside at room temperature until you are ready to serve it. Just before serving, stir the salad gently and sprinkle the top with parsley.
• This is a wonderful side dish when serving Sauerbraten and red cabbage. Enjoy!

GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in a large pot covered with an inch of water over high heat until tender, about 20 minutes depending on the size of the potatoes.
• Meanwhile, make the dressing. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crispy. Take out the bacon and set it aside, leave the rendered fat in the pan. Add the onion to the pan and saute until translucent but not browned, about 3-4 mins (Image 1). Add beef broth and bring to a simmer. Turn down the heat and add vinegar, mustard, oil, sugar, salt, and pepper (Image 2).
• Let the potatoes cool slightly so you can handle them. Peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes into 1/4-inch slices or cubes and put them in a large bowl. (Image 3)
• Pour the hot dressing over the potatoes. Mix the salad gently then fold in the bacon pieces (Image 4). Let the salad sit at room temperature for at least 20 minutes before serving so that the potatoes can absorb the flavor of the dressing.

GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil potatoes: Place the baby potatoes in a large pot of cold water with the salt. Bring to the boil then reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes or until just cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre (they will continue cooking as they cool, you don't want to overcook them so they hold their shape).
• Slice: Drain and set aside to cool slightly, then slice into rounds about 0.7cm / ¼" thick.
• Cook bacon: Place bacon in a large, unheated non-stick pan or well-seasoned cast iron skillet. Turn the heat to medium. As the bacon heats up, the fat will start to melt. Turn the heat up to medium-high and cook the bacon until it starts to turn golden - about 3 minutes.
• Cook onion: Turn heat down to medium. Add the red onion slices and cook 3 minutes or until the onion is soft.
• Add vinegar and sugar: Add the cider vinegar and sugar, bring to a simmer, scraping the base of the pan to dissolve all the golden bits stuck to the pan into the liquid.
• Add oil: Add the oil, and simmer for 2 minutes longer. The dressing is now ready.
• Toss potato through: Add potatoes and gently toss using two spatulas for 1 minute or so, until all the potatoes are well coated in the dressing and absorb some of the dressing.
• Check for salt: Taste and add more salt if you want (the bacon already should add enough).
• Layer potatoes: Pile about 1/4 of the potato on to a platter or in a bowl. Sprinkle with 1/4 of the green onion and dill. Top with another 1/4 of potato, sprinkle with more green onion and dill. Repeat until all used up.
• Serve! I love it served warm, but it's also terrific at room temperature!

GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes over high heat in a large saucepan until water comes to a boil. Season generously with about 1 tablespoon of kosher salt. Reduce the heat to medium so that the water is still gently bubbling and cook the potatoes for about 10 minutes or until they are easily pierced with a fork and the skins are barely starting to pull away from the cut edges of the potatoes. Drain the potatoes and cool until they can be handled. Cut into large dice and add back to the pan you cooked them in to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, cook the sliced bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, about 5-6 minutes stirring occasionally. Transfer the bacon to a plate topped with paper towels to drain.
• Add the onion to the bacon grease and cook for about 3-4 minutes or until the onion is transparent but not brown. Stir in 1 cup water, the white vinegar, mustard and sugar and cook for about 5-7 minutes or until the dressing has reduced to about 2 cups.
• Add the potatoes back to the pan with the dressing and toss to coat. Add the chopped bacon and parsley. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve warm.

OLD FASHIONED GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add in diced potatoes and boil until tender, about 10 to 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and place in a large mixing bowl.
• Meanwhile, add bacon to a cold large skillet. Heat over medium heat and cook bacon until crisp, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove bacon from grease and set aside, leaving grease in pan.
• Add red onion to grease and cook 5 minutes until onions are soft. Whisk in vinegar, olive oil, sugar, mustard, salt, and pepper until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour sauce over cooked potatoes. Toss with bacon and parsley. Serve hot, or chill to serve cold.

HOT GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Put the potatoes in a large saucepan. Add 2 tablespoons salt and enough cold water to cover by 1-inch. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer until fork-tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
• 2. When the potatoes are almost done, cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, 4 minutes. Drain the bacon on a paper towel-lined plate. Lower the heat to medium. Add the onion and 2 teaspoons salt and cook, until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Whisk in the broth, wine, vinegar, mustard, and sugar and boil until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 3. Crumble the bacon into a serving bowl. Using a paring knife, peel the skins off the warm potatoes and cut them into bite-size chunks. Add the potatoes to the bowl along with the hot vinegar dressing and parsley. Toss gently and adjust the seasoning with salt and black pepper, to taste. Serve the potato salad immediately or while still warm.

WARM GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Clean and quarter potatoes. I like to leave the skins on, but if you don't prefer this you can remove them.
• Boil potatoes until fork tender. While the potatoes are boiling, mince the onion and place in the bottom of a serving bowl.
• Drain and cut the potatoes into bite sized pieces. (I leave them in bigger chunks for boiling because I feel like them break apart less this way). Add the potatoes to the onion then sprinkle with the salt. The onion will soften a bit from the warm potatoes on top of them.
• In a small mixing bowl, stir together the vinegar, sugar, water, and mustards until sugar is dissolved. Pour over the potatoes. Stir thoroughly without smashing the potatoes until the dressing is absorbed by the potatoes.
• Stir in the bacon and then sprinkle with chives before serving.

WARM GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes and cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and, while hot, skin and cut into 1/4-inch slices. You should have about 4 cups. Set aside.
• Place bacon in a skillet and fry until almost crisp. Remove bacon from pan and add onion and celery, cook until tender and transparent, remove from pan.
• Drain off all but one tablespoon of bacon fat; add flour, sugar, salt and pepper to skillet stir until slightly browned. Add vinegar and water and cook until mixture is slightly thickened. Add back the bacon, onion, and celery.
• Pour hot dressing over potatoes; stir gently to blend. The potatoes should look glossy. Garnish with hard-boiled egg slices, sprinkle minced parsley, and chives over top. Serve warm.
• This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

OMA'S GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot filled with cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook until fork-tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Let the potatoes cool for 45 minutes; they will still be warm but will hold their shape when sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate; set aside. Remove the drippings from the pan; return 3 tablespoonfuls and discard the rest.
• Add the onions to the pan and sweat over medium heat until soft, about 6 minutes. Add the vinegar, mustard, sugar, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more.
• Add the cooled potatoes, half the cooked bacon, half the scallions, half the parsley and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the pan. Stir to combine and season with salt and pepper. Serve garnished with the remaining bacon, scallions and parsley.

HOT GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottom pot, melt the shortening. Add the onion and saute until softened and browning. Add the potatoes, water, vinegar, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on low for an hour, stirring occasionally. The potatoes will begin to soak up the sauce.
• Test for seasonings halfway through. Add any additional salt, sugar, pepper, or vinegar if desired.
• Serve warm and enjoy.

TRADITIONAL GERMAN WARM POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Drain. Cool until easily handled, about 5 minutes. Peel while still warm. Cut into thin slices and put in a large bowl. Add onion.
• Mix hot broth with vinegar, oil, salt, and sugar. Pour immediately over warm potatoes and onion; the potatoes need to still be warm so they can absorb the dressing better. Allow to stand for 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with chopped chives and serve warm.

GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a pot simmer the potatoes until tender. In a pan cook the bacon until crisp and drain the fat. To the bacon add the onions and cook until transparent. Then add the flour, salt, sugar and pepper and blend well. Stir in the vinegar and water and cook for ten minutes. Take the potatoes and cut them into cubes and place in a serving dish. Pour the sauce over the potatoes and serve.