German Potato Salad (Kartoffel Salat). This traditional German potato salad is served warm. Prepared by Helga the Kitchen Witch.
Ingredients
6 medium potatoes
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
4-5 slices diced bacon (save bacon fat)
1 medium onion chopped
1-2 stalks celery diced (green peppers are optional)
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
4 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons vinegar
½ teaspoon sugar
3 hard-boiled eggs coarsely chopped
Preparation
- Cook potatoes and peel. Potatoes have to be warm; cut into thin slices.
- Add diced onions and celery (and optional green peppers).
- Add salt and pepper. In a pan, cook bacon until crisp (drain bacon fat, but save.)
- In the pan leave the bacon grease, add mustard, water, vinegar and sugar.
- Add a little Maggi or a half beef bouillon. Heat the pan and bring to a boil.
- Turn off and pour liquid mixture over the potatoes; mix well.
- Add the hard boiled eggs.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- If the dressing is too dry, add a little more water and vinegar.
Serve at room temperature.
Guten Apetite!
ABOUT HELGA WENGLER – Homeplate Homestyle host Helga Wengler is a native of Frankfurt, Germany. She learned to cook from her mother and loves to share her knowledge and ability with TV viewers on “Homeplate Homestyle.” Visit www.metromonthly.net for more of Helga’s recipes.
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