| Master Chef Eileen Meskill in Danbury, Connecticut, shares her family's most famous salad. |
For best results, use baby new potatoes if possible. They are
sometimes scarce and expensive, but they are consistent in size and
cook up nicely. All purpose potatoes will do in a pinch, but use
relatively small ones. We don't recommend red potatoes or Yukon
Gold, which are mushy and taste too buttery.
Boil the potatoes with their skins on until tender (20 to 22 minutes).
Set them aside on a towel to cool.
Mix the vinegar, water, sugar, salt, pepper and parsley in a bowl,
and then add the oil and stir it again.
When the potatoes are cool, slip off their skins and slice them into
the dressing. Lightly stir to distribute the dressing, and adjust the
seasoning, if necessary.
Some Germans add 1/2 cup of crushed bacon to this. We like it
both with or without. Enjoy.
sometimes scarce and expensive, but they are consistent in size and
cook up nicely. All purpose potatoes will do in a pinch, but use
relatively small ones. We don't recommend red potatoes or Yukon
Gold, which are mushy and taste too buttery.
Boil the potatoes with their skins on until tender (20 to 22 minutes).
Set them aside on a towel to cool.
Mix the vinegar, water, sugar, salt, pepper and parsley in a bowl,
and then add the oil and stir it again.
When the potatoes are cool, slip off their skins and slice them into
the dressing. Lightly stir to distribute the dressing, and adjust the
seasoning, if necessary.
Some Germans add 1/2 cup of crushed bacon to this. We like it
both with or without. Enjoy.
| Try our Pennsylvania version ... |
3 pounds of potatoes
1/2 cup of cider vinegar
1/2 cup of water
1/2 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of dried parsley
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
1/2 cup of oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup of cider vinegar
1/2 cup of water
1/2 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of dried parsley
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
1/2 cup of oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
| Grandma Busch's famous ... German Potato Salad at The Fatted Café |
| This disappears nicely! |
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| Try a sour cream version ... |
A tip from August:
White potatoes for vinegar dressing salads
(they draw in the liquid),
And red potatoes for creamy dressing salads
(they don't draw but hold their consistency)
White potatoes for vinegar dressing salads
(they draw in the liquid),
And red potatoes for creamy dressing salads
(they don't draw but hold their consistency)