Bacon Sriracha Potato Salad

By efriend

Spice up your Spring and Summer barbecues, picnics, and parties with this zesty Bacon Sriracha Potato Salad! This feisty side dish is loaded with flavor!

Ingredients

• 3 lbs red potatoes
• 3-4 slices of bacon
• 2.5 TBSP white vinegar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup quality mayo [homemade or store-bought]
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1.5 TBSP sriracha chili sauce [extra to taste]
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• paprika, to taste

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from peasandcrayons.com

Preparation

Step 1

Overlooking the fact that I just answered a question with a question, I’m going to insist that you make this potato salad.

Barbecue season is coming and your friends NEED this potato salad. More importantly, YOU need this potato salad, so make some to share and some to scarf secretly before guests arrive. Consider it an essential step of party prep. Quality control, even.

Let’s cut to the chase and make some bowl-licking potato salad, shall we?

Yields

Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water, about 1 inch above the potatoes.

Set burner to high and bring water to a boil.

While you wait, line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and top with 3-4 slices of bacon. Set oven to 400 degrees F and place the baking sheet inside [no need to pre-heat] on the center rack. Bake for 20 minutes until crispy and golden. Alternatively you can fry the bacon if you prefer.

Once a rolling boil is reached, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are fork tender. [approx. 8 minutes]

Drain potatoes and move to a large mixing bowl.

Add salt and vinegar and combine gently with a rubber spatula/bowl scraper.

Combine mayonaise, sour cream, and sriracha chili sauce in a small bowl.

If you'd like spicier spuds, feel free to add extra sriracha to the mix. Made as written, the recipe is zesty but not quite face-kicking spicy. I'll leave that up to you! Mwah!

Top with crispy bacon, chopped green onion, and paprika and serve at room temperature.

Serve alongside your trusty bottle of Sriracha so anyone willing to walk on the wild side [it's delicious!] can turn up the heat with a little extra kick!

method for prepping my potatoes, since it's never failed me and always yields perfect results, if you're a potato salad making pro and have a technique you adore, go for it! For best results, grab red potatoes for this salad, their buttery texture is perfect for potato salad and they hold their shape even after little manhandling to fold in the sauce. Russet potatoes will also work, but will smush and crumble a bit easier.

I really do want to eat this forever! Luckily I’ll have oodles of Spring and Summer barbecues, picnics, and parties to give me the perfect excuse to potato salad it up! This salad makes a rockin’ side dish for burgers, hot dogs, and even my super tasty

It even makes a great stand-alone lunch when you’re recipe testing… because that’s how food bloggers roll.

For all my sweet potato enthusiasts, fret not! You can make this bacon sriracha potato salad with sweet spuds too!

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