German Potato Salad
German potato salad is a popular variation of potato salad that is generally served warm. It is typically more sour and contains pork or bacon.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ lbs (790 g) red potatoes
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 5 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp Riesling wine
- 4 tbsp beef stock
- 4 tbsp chicken stock
- 8 tbsp chopped red onion
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp wheat flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp coarse prepared mustard
- 1 tbsp chopped green onions
- ¼ lb (113 g) uncooked chopped bacon
Ingredients for 5 servings (1.3 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Peel, thinly slice, and boil the potatoes about 17 minutes or until done but still somewhat firm. Drain, set aside, and allow to cool.
Stovetop - 2
Cook the bacon until crisp. Crumble or chop.
- 3
Reserve a small amount of bacon grease and mix with flour, breaking up all clumps of flour. Cook briefly, but try to avoid browning.
- 4
Add chopped bacon and remaining ingredients and mix.
- 5
Cook for 20 minutes or until smooth at low heat.
Stovetop - 6
Pour sauce over potatoes and stir gently.
- 7
Serve warm, room temperature, or cooled.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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