Recipe for German Potato Salad?

Question

I've seen several recipes for German potato salad, but I've had one with something in it that made it a little creamy...it may have been either mayo or sour cream?? It was served warm...yum!

If you have this variation, please share!
Thanks!

Answer 1

CREAMY GERMAN-STYLE POTATO SALAD

5 lbs. potatoes, preferably red
1 1/2 lbs. cooked bacon, crumbled
bacon fat grease/rendering
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 pkg. dry Good Seasons Italian dressing mix
2 cups mayonnaise
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
4 t. apple cider vinegar

Boil potatoes until fork tender. Do not overcook. Drain and cool.

Once cool, cut into chunks and place into a large mixing bowl. Cook bacon. Crumble bacon when cool. Pour bacon fat, while still warm, over potatoes. Take crumbled bacon and add to potatoes.

Add packages of Italian Dressing mix and stir into potatoes. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Chill salad 4 hours and re-stir just begore serving. Add more mayonnaise if needed.

This salad tastes best when made the day before.

Answer 2

I can tell you how to make it but I don't know how much, I just mix and it always turns out good...I lived in Germany for 13 years and the way I make mine is with vinegar and bacon and oil and fried onions, and a sauce called maggi, and parsley and pepper and salt. Boil the potatoes in the skin, then peel and slice. Fry the bacon and onions together( bacon takes a little longer to cook then onions so wait a while before you add them. Then add the rest. I like it warm. If you want you can add a little sour cream, but I prefer mine without it. Germans I know don't put mayo in their potato salad. Good luck...

Answer 3

German Country Potato Salad
Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients

1 lb potatoes
4 hard boiled eggs
1 sm cucumber
3 oz bacon; diced
4 tb mayonnaise
2 onions; finely chopped
3 ts parsley flakes
2 ts snipped chives
1 oil
1 vinegar

Instructions

Boil potatoes, peel & slice in cubes. Fry bacon until crisp. Slice eggs &
cucumber & mix together with oil & vinegar to taste. Salt & pepper. Serve
cool.

Answer 4

Ingredients * 3 cups diced peeled potatoes * 4 slices bacon * 1 small onion, diced * 1/4 cup white vinegar * 2 tablespoons water * 3 tablespoons white sugar * 1 teaspoon salt * 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper * 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley Directions 1. Place the potatoes into a pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for about 10 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork. Drain, and set aside to cool. 2. Place the bacon in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Fry until browned and crisp, turning as needed. Remove from the pan and set aside. 3. Add onion to the bacon grease, and cook over medium heat until browned. Add the vinegar, water, sugar, salt and pepper to the pan. Bring to a boil, then add the potatoes and parsley. Crumble in half of the bacon. Heat through, then transfer to a serving dish. Crumble the remaining bacon over the top, and serve warm.

Answer 5

German Potato Salad with Brats
Betty’s scalloped potatoes make short work of this traditional October recipe.

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
6 fully cooked bratwurst (1 to 1 1/2 pound)
1 package (4.9ounces) Betty Crocker® scalloped potatoes
2 3/4 cups hot water
2 to 3 tablespoons white vinegar
Paprika, if desired


1 . Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook bratwurst in oil, turning occasionally, until brown; remove from skillet and drain.
2 . Heat Potatoes, Sauce Mix and hot water to boiling in same skillet over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender.
3 . Stir in vinegar. Place bratwurst on potatoes. Cover and simmer about 3 minutes longer or until hot. Sprinkle with paprika.

Answer 6

Medusa's recipe is the traditional one for German Potato Salad. Anything else is someone's pet creation. A German cook would never use mayonnaise with her potatoes.

Answer 7

try this one
4 lbs. potatoes, boiled and sliced
1/2 bunch green onion, chopped
1 sm. yellow onion, sliced
2 German gherkins, chopped
1/8 lb. ham, chopped and cooked
4 boiled eggs, sliced
1 c. chicken bouillon
Vinegar (white)
Pickle juice
Salad oil

Slice the potatoes. Pour the bouillon over warm potatoes to marinate. Add rest of ingredients, then add vinegar and/or pickle juice, small amount of salad oil and salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm.

Answer 8

Creamed Steamed Cauliflower - I know this sounds crazy but they make a great substitute for mashed potatoes as well. And this is a favorite way for moms to get their kids to eat vegetables. Unlike the cream and yogurts that one can add they transport the flavour while making the dish taste as light as a feather not heavy like creams or starches do.

Answer 9

German Potato Salad is normally served WARM!!!

What makes it creamy is how you prepare it. You use something to THICKEN it! (Flour)

Have you tried looking on the web for a recipe?

Answer 10

Potato and German's