German Potato Salad
German Potato Salad
German potato salad is a traditional potato side dish brought over to the United States by immigrants from southern Germany. Unlike American potato salad, which is made with a mayonnaise-based dressing, German potato salad dressing is made from a mixture of bacon drippings, vinegar and Dijon mustard. Red potatoes are traditionally used, but Yukon Gold potatoes work well, too.
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
8
Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 pound large red-skinned potatoes or yukon gold potatoes, unpeeled
- 1/2 pound thick-cut bacon
- 1 medium sweet yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- coarse ground pepper to taste
- chopped chives, for garnish (optional)
Directions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Add in potatoes making sure they are covered by 1 inch of water or more.
- Boil until tender, about 20 minutes.
- Drain potatoes, slice them in 1/4-inch rounds and place in a large mixing bowl.
- While potatoes boil, fry bacon until crisp, then remove from pan, leaving the reserve bacon grease.
- Saute onion in bacon grease until golden.
- Whisk in sugar, vinegar, mustard, celery salt, salt, and pepper until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Pour over potatoes.
- Crumble bacon over the potato mixture and gently stir.
- Garnish with chives.
- Serve either warm or chilled.