Welsh Family Kitchen
GERMAN POTATO SALAD 2012-01-28
 
Ingredients:
3 pound small redskin potatoes
10 bacon slices (about half a pound)
1 large onion, chopped
1 teaspoon Splenda
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3/4 cup beef stock from boullion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste
Parsley garnish [optional]
Procedures:
  1. Combine potatoes with cold salted water to cover by 1" in a 6-quart pot, bring to a simmer, and simmer until just tender, about 30 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, cook bacon very slowly in a large heavy skillet over low heat, stirring, until brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. Set skillet aside. When bacon has cooled, food process to chop finely.
  3. Drain potatoes. When just cool enough to handle, cut into 1/4" slices. Transfer to a large bowl, add the bacon.
  4. Pour off all but 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat from the skillet. Add the onion and cook over moderately-high heat, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add Splenda, 2 tablespoons vinegar, and stock, bring to a simmer, and simmer until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes.
  5. Add onion mixture to potatoes, along with parsley, remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar, salt and pepper, and toss gently.
  6. Serve potato salad warm or at room temperature, garnished with additional parsley, if desired.
Notes:
2012-10-13: As a part of our Oktoberfest Dinner, we served this cold, with Sauerbraten, Wine Kraut, and Latkes.
2012-01-28: An excellent batch was made. Lyd noted the onions needed to be diced smaller.
2010-10-15: Our first try was excellent and we have moved this off the experiments page.
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