Today it is time for one of my favourites: Potato Salad. This side dish is very popular in Germany. You can buy it in every supermarket - readymade. But none of those readymade products will ever achieve the qualitiy of a handmade potato salad. It is used for barbeques in Germany, but also together with fish, sausages and all kinds of fried meat.
Basic Ingredients
- Waxy or low starch potatoes
- Boullion Cube, Stock Cube, Cooking Base, Instant Boullion
- Onions
- White Wine Vinegar
- Sugar, Salt, Pepper, Cooking Oil
Optional Ingredients
- Parsley and/or Chives or
- Radish or
- Cucumber or
- Bacon Cubes / Bacon cut into small pieces
Preparation
- Peel and cook potatoes until ready. Keep them in the fridge for at least a couple of hours. When you start preparing the salad, cut them into slices and put them in a bowl. Put aside and get started on the dressing.
- Cut onions into cubes.
- Take a small cooking pot and heat up cooking oil (medium temperature, not too hot), put in the onions and stir. Wait about 1 to 2 minutes. Now add 1 tablespoon of sugar and wait about 2 to 3 minutes - stir from time to time.
- As soon as the onions and the sugar start to take on colour, add 250 ml water. Boil it and add 2 teaspoons of instant boullion or one boullion cube. Also add 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Take the pot off the cooking plate and add 3 tablespoons of white wine vinegar.
- Mix dressing and potatoes as long as the dressing is still hot. The salad is best served lukewarm.
- The basic potato salad is ready now. If you prefer a more sophisticated flavour, add radish, parsley, chives, cucumber or whatever you like.
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| Potato Salad - The basic Type |
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You will certainly find many ways of preparing a real good potato salad, but this here is a classic recipe from southern parts of Germany. It does not only taste good - it is not as heavy as many recipes that use sour cream or mayo.
It is also pretty easy to prepare and encourages your creativity.
Find "potato salad" on verygoodrecipes:
http://verygoodrecipes.com/potato-salad
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