Tuesday, August 23, 2016

German Potato Salad

5 lbs red potatoes
2 T sugar
1 T salt
1 Cup vinegar
1 Cup salad oil
1 small Onion finely chopped
1 lb Bacon cut into small pieces
Celery seed

For only 4 potatoes, I used 1/2 of the sugar, salt, vinegar, etc. and ended up using about half of that. 

1. Boil potatoes in skins until tender but not as soft as you would for mashed potatoes (or you will have mashed potatoes)!
2. Peel potatoes and cool thoroughly (in frig). 
3. Put sugar, salt, vinegar in 2 cup measuring cup and whisk til dissolved. 
4. Add salad oil and whisk thoroughly. 
5. Cut and slice potatoes in small, thin slices (don't cube)! I cut the potatoes in half, then in thirds before slicing. 
6. Place sliced potatoes in large bowl and pour oil and vinegar mixture over potatoes. Toss lightly with your hands that you've thoroughly cleaned. :-)
7. Add bacon, onions and celery seeds to taste and use your hands to toss lightly. (You can throw in some of the bacon grease but all of it is probably too much).