German-style Potato Salad
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 kilo potatoes, (2 lb)
- 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled, sliced, Shortcut
- Seasoning Option
- Meat Option
- ½ cup onion, diced
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ⅓ cup cider vinegar
- 1 can condensed chicken broth, (10½ oz / 298 g) or 1½ cups fresh broth
- ⅓ cup water, omit if using fresh broth
- black pepper, as desired, to taste
- Garnish Option
OPTIONS
Seasoning - Use 1 Item
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- ¼ cup carrot, shredded
- ½ teaspoon celery seed
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed, crushed
Meat - Use 1 Item
- 6 slices bacon, diced
- ½ cup cooked ham, diced, plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 hot dogs, sliced, plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 250 grams kielbasa, diced, plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, (½ lb)
Garnish - Used 1 Item
- spring onion, sliced
- green bell pepper, diced
- pimento, diced
- green olives with pimento, sliced
Instructions
- Add the potatoes to a 4 quart saucepan or pot, cover with water and place on high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Drain and let potatoes cool until you can handle them.
- Once potatoes are cooled, peel, and slice.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the potatoes, eggs, and Seasoning Option. Mix and set aside.
- In a non stick pan on medium heat, add the Meat Option and onion, cook until the meat is cooked through and browned.
- Remove the meat and onion with a slotted spoon and add to the potato mixture. Leave the drippings in the pan. Toss meat mixture with the potatoes.
- To the pan, stir the flour into drippings and cook 1 minute, stirring continuously.
- Stir in the sugar, vinegar, broth, water, and season with black pepper as desired. Cook until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Pour over the potatoes and toss gently to mix.
- Sprinkle with Garnish Option. Serve warm as a side dish and enjoy.
Notes
Shortcuts: Hard Boiled Chicken Eggs, Chicken Broth (Pressure Cooker).
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