Hot German Potato Salad

By exdircomp

About the potatoes. You'll want to get uniform slices and you'll want the potatoes to finish cooking about the same time, so choose potatoes that are about the same size. They'll

Optional. You can substitute leftover rib meat or pulled pork for the bacon. If you do use the bacon fat you have in the fridge (you do have bacon fat in the fridge don't you?). Duck fat, goose fat, or butter will work fine.

Optional. Add 2 tablespoons prepared brown mustard when you add the vinegar and water.

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 3 pounds of starchy potatoes
• 3 eggs
• 6 slices bacon
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1/2 cup distilled vinegar
• 1 cup water or chicken broth or german potato broth
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon paprika for garnish
• 3 tablespoons fresh or frozen parsley or chives or scallion tops for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Method
1) Hard cook the eggs according to this method. Peel and wash the potatoes. Boil a 2 quart pot of water. Add the potatoes. When a knife can be inserted to the center easily, remove them, drain them in a colander, and set them aside.

2) Cook the bacon in a skillet over a medium heat or under the broiler until it is crisp. Crumble it and set it aside for now. Discard all but about 3 tablespoons of the fat.

3) Sauté the onion in the drippings over medium heat until they are translucent. While they are cooking, peel the eggs and slice them, and slice the potatoes about the same thickness. Some folks like the potatoes cubed. If you are among them, don't let me talk you out of it. Set them aside for a few minutes. When the onions are soft and translucent, add the flour, celery seed, mustard seed, pepper, and salt, and cook and stir for about 3 minutes. Add the vinegar, water or broth, and sugar, and stir until it begins to thicken. Add the bacon, eggs, and potatoes. Stir gently to coat everything with the sauce, trying not to break the potatoes and egg yolks too much. Garnish with the greens and a sprinkle of paprika for color. Serve warm.