German Potato Salad

A delicious side dish with brats, bierocks or anytime. It's a recipe we've made for years, one that we first tasted at an outdoor cookout.

Hot German Potato Salad   Makes 7 to 8 servings

3 pounds potatoes

4 or 5 slices bacon, more or less as desired

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/3 to 2/3 cup cider vinegar (start w/ lesser amount & add more to taste)

2/3 cup water + more as needed

1/2 teaspoon+ celery seed

3 tablespoon chopped parsley  

1. Peel potatoes if using russets; leave skin on red potatoes. Dice and cook in salted water until tender but NOT mushy. Drain.
   
   
   
   
2. Fry bacon until crisp, crumble; set aside.
   
3. Add onion to bacon grease and cook over medium until tender and translucent. 
   
4. Blend in flour salt, pepper and sugar.  
5. Add vinegar and water and cook 10 minutes; add celery seed and cooked bacon. 
   
   
   
   
6. Add cooked bacon and pour sauce over potatoes. Note: You may or may not need all the sauce. We like it saucy!
   
7. Garnish with parsley. Serve warm.

To Make Ahead:  Cook potatoes and prepare sauce. Reheat both and combine. Can keep warm in the oven on in a slow cooker.

Recipe without photos . . .

Hot German Potato Salad   Makes 7 to 8 servings

3 pounds potatoes

4 or 5 slices bacon, more or less as desired

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/3 to 2/3 cup cider vinegar (start w/ lesser amount & add more to taste)

2/3 cup water + more as needed

1/2 teaspoon+ celery seed

3 tablespoon chopped parsley 

1. Peel potatoes if using russets; leave skin on red potatoes. Dice and cook in salted water until tender but NOT mushy. Drain.
2. Fry bacon until crisp, crumble; set aside.
3. Add onion to bacon grease and cook over medium until tender and translucent. 
4. Blend in flour salt, pepper and sugar.  
5. Add vinegar and water and cook 10 minutes; add celery seed and cooked bacon. 
6. Add cooked bacon and pour sauce over potatoes. Note: You may or may not need all the sauce. We like it saucy!
7. Garnish with parsley. Serve warm.

To Make Ahead:  Cook potatoes and prepare sauce. Reheat both and combine. Can keep warm in the oven on in a slow cooker.