Tuesday, April 22, 2014

German Potato Salad - For red blooded Americans and our Canadian Neighbors



Are you the "Salad Person" at the 4th of July BBQ or Potluck.  Need a recipe that won't give your friends and family raging food poisoning from your mayonnaise based potato salad sitting on a table for a couple of hours, offering safe have to every food borne bacteria known to man...the answer my friends is German Potato salad.  
Don't be mistaken, German Potato salad is no poor substitute for traditional potato salad.  In addition to the lowered risk of post-picnic illness German potato salad is a lower calorie option to its full fat mayonnaise cousin.  Let's not even talk about how much BETTER German potato salad goes with say , German sausages like Bratwurst , knockwurst, and how it's light tangyness pairs with a thick juicy steak .   No German Potato salad is no red-headed stepchild.  Oh yeah and it has BACON , so it's gonna be delicious


German Potato Salad Recipe for Red Blooded Americans ( and Canadians too) 


5 lbs yellow potatoes, sliced, boiled but firm
Vidallia Onion , fine chop
1 lb maple ( for the Canadians ) bacon , cooked crispy , broken into small pieces
Parsley , chopped fine
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup white sugar



Instructions:
Peel your potatoes and slice about 1/8 inch thick.  Add 1/4 salt to water and boil potatoes until they are cooked but firm.
Allow your potatoes to cool and add oil, sugar, vinegar parsley and bacon.
Mix well and let sit in the fridge to set an hour or 2 before serving (overnight is best) 

Enjoy Y'all




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