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German Potato Salad Recipe

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I'd always loved my German grandmother's potato salad. So when I married a potato farmer—and had spuds in abundance—I played with several recipes that sounded similar and came up with this salad that reminds me of hers. — Sue Hartman, Parma, Idaho

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German Potato Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

10 15 25

Ingredients

5 Wright® Brand Bacon strips

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3/4 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1-1/3 cups water
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
6 cups sliced cooked peeled potatoes

Directions

In a large skillet, fry bacon until crisp; remove and set aside. Drain all but 2-3 tablespoons of drippings; cook onion until tender. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended. Add water and vinegar; cook and stir for 1 minute or until slightly thickened.
Stir in sugar until dissolved. Crumble bacon; gently stir in bacon and potatoes. Heat through, stirring lightly to coat potatoes. Serve warm. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 119 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 399 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as German Potato Salad in Taste of Home February/March 1993, p33

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Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2013 by lat0105

This a fabulous recipe. Even my young grandchildren love it.

Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2013 by baharrig

Excellent!!! And so easy! This was my first time making German Potato Salad and everyone loved it! I will definitely make this again and again. I understand that altering the recipe and then rating it is not usually acceptable, but since I have to cook gluten-free, I did substitute cornstarch for the flour and it came out fantastic (use 1/2 as much cornstarch as you would flour when thickening, so I used 1 Tbs. cornstarch).

Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2013 by Southernmama

Thanks, Sue. This is nearly identical to the German potato salad we had in Southern Bavaria. Deliciously easy and crowd pleasing!!

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2012 by grandma karyn

easy tomakeand much faster then my old amish recipe.I did add celery after I tasted it. good as written. we just like celery in ours.

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2012 by pardeemom

Delicious! Next time I need to thicken the sauce more, but it was good.

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2012 by klgould

I have made this many times over the years - it's our family favorite! I do add a few more slices of bacon, because we love it! This is tangy deliciousness!

Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2010 by valanddansmith

Very good recipe for German Potato Salad... I did add more bacon (the more bacon the better!) and I cubed the potatoes rather than slicing them... Seemed easier that way...

Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2009 by mrshaller3

I have made this twice and received compliments both times. I added 3/4 cup of chopped celery to this recipe. I also used Splenda sugar substitute instead of sugar for my diabetic sister. She loved it!

Glo Haller

West Falls, NY