German Potato Salad (Kartoffel Salat) | Serve at room temperature. “Guten Apetite!” – 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 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!
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