Best German Style Potato Salad Recipes

SCHWABISCHER KARTOFFELSALAT (GERMAN POTATO SALAD - SCHWABISCH STYLE)

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain; allow potatoes to cool slightly. Peel and slice potatoes. Mix potatoes and onions in a bowl; stir in mustard, salt, and black pepper.
• Bring vegetable stock to a boil in a small saucepan, pour over potato mixture and stir to combine. Stir in vinegar and let rest for 10 minutes. Stir in vegetable oil and season with salt and black pepper if desired.

THE BEST GERMAN STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put vinegar, water, salt and sugar into small saucepan.
• Heat well, but do not boil.
• Pour over combined potatoes, onion, bacon bits, add oil.
• Stir occasionally.
• Mixture thickens as it stands.
• Always best if made several hours before serving. I usually prepare it in the morning and leave it on the counter till ready to serve in the evening.

GERMAN-STYLE POTATO AND HAM SALAD

Steps:

• Steam potatoes in a vegetable steamer set over 1 inch of boiling water in a wide 4- to 5-quart pot, covered, until tender when pierced with a paring knife, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board.
• Meanwhile, cook asparagus in a wide 4- to 5-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer asparagus with tongs to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, then drain and pat dry. Cut off and reserve tips, then cut stalks into 1-inch pieces. Add tips and stalks to a large bowl.
• Cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, reserving bacon drippings in skillet.
• Once potatoes have cooled to warm, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Add to bowl with asparagus, along with bacon, ham, celery, onion, parsley, and pickle.
• Return skillet with bacon drippings to moderately high heat. Add oil, then whisk in vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 30 seconds. Immediately pour hot dressing over potato salad and toss to coat.

SCHWABISCHER KARTOFFELSALAT (GERMAN POTATO SALAD - SWABIAN-STYLE)

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain; allow potatoes to cool slightly. Peel and slice potatoes. Mix potatoes and onions in a bowl; stir in mustard, salt, and black pepper.
• Bring vegetable stock to a boil in a small saucepan, pour over potato mixture and stir to combine. Stir in vinegar and let rest for 10 minutes. Stir in vegetable oil and season with salt and black pepper if desired.

EASY GERMAN STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place frozen potatoes and cold water in covered skillet; cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until fork-tender; drain.
• Meanwhile, in skillet, cook bacon until softened; add celery and onion and cook until bacon is crisp and celery golden. Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels.
• Spoon off excess fat, reserving 2 T bacon drippings in skillet; blend in flour,sugar,salt and celery seed. Add water and vinegar; cook while stirring until smooth and thickened.
• Add bacon and celery. Gently fold this mixture into the hot, well-drained potatoes. Turn into a 1.5 quart bowl. Garnish with hard-cooked egg slices and sprinkle with paprika.

PRETZEL BUN REUBEN SAUSAGE SANDWICH WITH GERMAN-STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• For the potato salad: Put the potatoes in a medium pot and cover water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, season with salt and cook until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and return them to the hot pot.
• While the potatoes are cooking, add the bacon to a medium skillet and cook over medium heat until crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat from the skillet. Add the onions and garlic to the bacon fat and cook for a few minutes. Add the mustard and coriander seeds and cook for another 3 minutes. Add the apples and cook for 3 more minutes. Sprinkle in the brown sugar, add the stock and bring to a simmer. Cook for a couple minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cider vinegar and grainy mustard, and then slowly whisk in the canola oil.
• Add the onion-apple mixture and the vinaigrette to the hot pot of drained potatoes. Set aside until cool to allow the potatoes to absorb all the flavors.
• Season the potato salad with salt and pepper, then add the crisp bacon and the celery and parsley. Toss well.
• For the sausage: In a large bowl, combine the pork shoulder, short rib, fatback, parsley, salt, red wine vinegar, sugar, celery seed, granulated garlic, granulated onion, nutmeg, caraway, coriander, dry mustard, paprika, black pepper and some salt. Run the mixture through a meat grinder fitted with the die with the largest holes (see Cook's Note). Repeat so that all of the meat goes through the grinder twice. Mix in the Swiss cheese and up to 1/4 cup cold water as needed.
• Attach the sausage-stuffing attachment to the meat grinder, keeping the grinder blade and die in place. Place a generous amount of the prepared sausage mixture in the grinder pan. Give the casings a slight bit of resistance by holding onto the sausage stuffer with your last three fingers and letting the casing slip through your thumb and forefinger. Turn the machine on and fill the casings, being careful to avoid any air bubbles.
• Twist the casings to create 5-inch sausages that are even in size. Tie each sausage with butcher's twine to keep them nicely sealed. Prick the sausages all over with a pin or skewer to vent steam during cooking.
• Place the sausage links in boiling water and parboil for 10 to 15 minutes. Slice the sausages in half lengthwise and saute until browned in a preheated saute pan slicked with olive oil.
• For the thousand island sauce: Combine the sour cream, ketchup, relish, Worcestershire and some salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir to blend.
• To assemble the sandwich: Spread a pretzel bun, top and bottom, with thousand island sauce and then with brown mustard. Add sauerkraut and sausage halves to the bottom bun and cover with the bun top.

GERMAN-STYLE SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the sweet potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with 2 inches water. Add 2 tablespoons salt. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook until the sweet potatoes are knife-tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain well and put in a large bowl. Keep warm.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the bacon from the grease and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the grease behind in the skillet. Return the skillet to medium-low heat, then add the onions and cook until translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Stir the mustard and vinegar into the skillet with the onions, then whisk to combine. Let the dressing simmer for a minute, then pour over the sweet potatoes in the bowl. Add half of the bacon and toss to coat evenly. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer the sweet potato salad to a serving platter and garnish with the remaining bacon and parsley. Serve hot or chill to serve cold.

SOUTHERN STYLE GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing:
• Through the feed opening of a running blender add, 1 at a time, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, thyme, Dijon mustard, garlic, honey, salt, and ground black pepper. Leaving the blender running, slowly add the olive oil in a thin stream. Set aside until needed.
• For the Salad:
• Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a saute pan and brown sausage. Remove to a cutting board and slice into 1/4-inch pieces, then return to pan and cook over medium heat until cooked through. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain.
• Combine sausage, green beans, 2 tablespoons of the chives, and scallions in a large bowl. Add enough dressing to coat. Then gently fold in potatoes, taste and add enough dressing as needed. Do not feel compelled to use all of the dressing. Serve family style, garnished with remaining chives, and with any extra dressing on the side.

GERMAN-STYLE HOT POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a steamer set over boiling water steam the potatoes, covered, for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are just tender, and transfer them to a bowl. While the potatoes are steaming, in a heavy skillet cook the kielbasa over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until it is golden, add the onion, and cook the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the onion is golden. Remove the skillet from the heat and add the vinegar and the broth carefully. Bring the mixture to a boil, scraping up the brown bits, and boil it until the liquid is reduced to about 2/3 cup. Add the kielbasa mixture to the potatoes with the parsley and combine the salad well.

WW GERMAN-STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan; add enough water to cover potatoes.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and allow to cool. Cut potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick slices; set aside.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until slightly brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet; set aside.
• Add oil to pan and cook over medium heat until sizzling.
• Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in arrowroot, Splenda, salt, celery seed, dry mustard and pepper; cook about 1 minute. Add water and vinegar; stir and cook until thick and bubbly, about 1 minute.
• Stir in potatoes and bacon; toss to mix.
• Cook, stirring gently, until mixture is heated through, about 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with egg and parsley.
• Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.

GERMAN STYLE HOT POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Precook potatoes, unless you happen to have some left over.
• Cook bacon pieces over med-high heat until crisp, remove from pan, reserving about half the fat.
• Add butter to bacon grease, melt.
• Add onion, cook until translucent.
• Add potatoes, cook until slightly browned.
• Salt to taste, and pepper generously. Top with reserved bacon.

HEARTY GERMAN-STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Microwave potatoes as directed on package. (Do not mash.)
• Meanwhile, cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat 5 min. Add celery; cook 5 min. or until bacon is crisp, stirring frequently. Remove bacon mixture from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Set aside. Discard all but 4-1/2 tsp. drippings from skillet. Heat reserved drippings 1 min. Add sugar, flour and celery seed; mix well. Stir in water and vinegar; cook 3 to 4 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Place potatoes in large bowl. Add bacon mixture; mix lightly. Top with eggs; sprinkle with paprika.

SOUTHERN STYLE GERMAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and cube potatoes into bite size pieces. Boil till tender. Remove from heat and drain. Meanwhile break one egg into small skillet, add the sugar and vinager, stir till mixed, cook on low heat stiring constantly till it thickens. Then put into a bowl and let cool, then add in the miracle whip mixing till smooth. Take the potatoes and but in large bowl, add the chopped onion, and relish, and chopped celery, and chopped boiled egg, gently toss it all together. Then sprinkle the celery seeds and paprika on top.
• If you like you can also add crispy bacon (crumbled) on top. I don't put the onion in anymore because my system doesn't like them anymore. Also instead of adding the whites of the boiled eggs I just use the yoke part. You may if you like also add a little mustard to the sauce mixture. If you like mustard in your potato salad you can also add a teaspoon or so to the sauce mixture. This is a very easy recipe, you can mix other ingredience as to your own tastes. I'm one of those old country cooks that doesn't measure things much I just add a little this and that till it suits my taste. I'm always creating something, usually in the dessert catagory.

GERMAN POTATO SALAD FRANCONIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes with skin, cool, skin and dice. Set aside.
• Dice onions, pickles and sausage and mix together in a bowl.
• Ad mayo and vinegar (or pickle juice) to the pickle mix and season with salt and pepper (be very liberal with the seasoning since the potatoes take out a lot of the seasoning).
• Ad this mayo pickle mix to the potatoes, stir and chill for at least 1/2 hour.

GERMAN STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cut up the potatoes into bite sized pieces and boil until JUST tender. Drain and put into a mixing bowl.
• 2. Cook bacon until crisp and transfer to a paper towel to drain reserving the drippings in the skillet.
• 3. Once potatoes have cooled a bit, add the bacon, ham, celery, onion and pickles to the potatoes.
• 4. Put the skillet holding the bacon drippings back on a burner on medium migh and add the olive oil. Whisk in the vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt & pepper. Cook and stir, scrapping the pan to stir up all the bacon drippings for about 30 seconds.
• 5. Pour hot dressing over potato salad and toss to coat. Can be served warm or cold but is best served warm.

GERMAN-STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, place the potatoes and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Stir in 2 tablespoons salt. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer until just tender, about 30 minutes. Drain, transfer to a large bowl, and cover with plastic wrap to keep warm.
• Meanwhile in a small saucepan, over medium-high heat, add the bacon and cook, stirring frequently, until crispy and its fat has been released, about 3 minutes. Lower the heat to medium, add the onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 6 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 45 seconds more. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons salt, broth, vinegar, mustard, and sugar. Bring to a boil while whisking constantly. Remove from the heat.
• Using your hands, rub the skins off the potatoes. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Return the potatoes to the large bowl. Pour over the vinegar mixture and toss to coat the potatoes. Toss in the parsley and season with pepper to taste. Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately.

SOLAR COOKED GERMAN STYLE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, cayenne, onions, black pepper, and egg in a medium bowl. Stir together until combined.
• Refrigerate the dressing for 1/2 hour to allow the onions to marinate.
• While potatoes are still hot, season them with salt then add them into the bowl of dressing.
• Add crumbled bacon, bacon fat, and parsley. Fold all ingredients together.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Serve hot or cold.