How to Make Chef John's Classic American Potato Salad Recipe

[@allfields]

A great tip from my late father was adding pickle juice instead of apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar, even if you've already added dill weed

[@royaltyb1837]

Yup, Smart Dad..I do the same in my recipe. I try not to mix it so much either. Breaks down the potatoes until they almost look like they’re mashed.

[@geoffkeller5337]

Smart man.

[@supertrucker99]

Dill n mayo n pickles is classic.❤

[@chpet1655]

Ok this video convinced me I’m going to make this for my folks

[@nikip9161]

The crunch from those veggies and the added savory creaminess from those eggs, excellent. We have a combination which includes some drained capers and fresh tarragon, exquisite. ❤🍲

[@falling_leaves]

Heck yeah!

[@TT-kg3li]

If you add the vinegar or pickle juice to the potatoes when they first come out - while they’re hot, it adds more flavor layers.

[@mattymayo5892]

Add a tablespoon per quart of vinegar in the water you're using to boil the potatoes in and your potatoes won't be mushy.

[@iBMcFly]

“A little bit of Cheyenne”…I knew it…

[@freedomofreligion3248]

Cayenne?

[@iBMcFly]

@@freedomofreligion3248 that’s one way to spell it.

[@Epicdps]

Nowadays I make my potato salad with hummus and roasted peppers😍😍😍

[@gohawks3571]

Yum yum yum!

[@freedomofreligion3248]

There was a phrase below your comment: "Translate to English" lol. {Nothing happened}.

[@gohawks3571]

@@freedomofreligion3248 Lol😁 I've seen that happen before

[@slporter]

I've made this so many times with success each time. It's great vegan too with vegan mayo.

[@demitaylor8873]

Just missing the bacon chef!!

[@calstu]

No dill? Crazy!

[@freedomofreligion3248]

This sounds delicious; did you PEEL your potatoes?😊

[@fredericgibbinsthe2nd721]

To the dressing I'd add onion powder and garlic powder, paprika, swap regular mustard for Dijon, mash the hardboiled egg yolks and instead of salt i use adobo. Gotta add drained canned pees and carrots with a little relish too. Also i like to mash 25% of the potatoes with a little butter, and saute half the onions. Bussin.

[@ThePluskota]

So you'd make a different potato salad? Got it

[@fredericgibbinsthe2nd721]

@@ThePluskota well yeah. I'm just saying how I make mine for anyone interested.

[@Earthgal063]

@@fredericgibbinsthe2nd721it sounds EXCELLENT Thankyou I’m going to try it ❤

[@luvely1062]

Can pas and carrots??? Please no...

[@krissi1234]

Sounds yummy! I'm gonna make this. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@twosocks1976]

The best potato salad I've ever had is very similar to this, but uses a fair amount of Dijon mustard in the dressing. I also like to add some chopped hard-boiled eggs to mine I came across a version, a few years ago, the Martha Stewart version, I think? Can't quite remember, but it had a dozen hard cooked eggs in it, way too much egg for my liking. But mustard is one of my favorite condiments, so go figure. Good stuff though

[@GaryT1952]

Looks like you peeled the potatoes after they cooled....yes?

[@sherrishake501]

Yes

[@gohawks3571]

Interesting; what does this do? Maybe it keeps it's shape better? That would make sense! I've never done that before....

[@appo9357]

@@gohawks3571I’ve seen people say that it helps keep the inside from absorbing too much water and from any vitamins and minerals from leeching out into the water.

[@gohawks3571]

@@appo9357 Oh! Thanks😊👍

[@ladiuneeq9789]

Thanks for not adding sugar!

[@songkim1437]

i sometimes put some chopped celeries.

[@gohawks3571]

Wait, didn't he? I must have just assumed.

[@What.The.Fluff.]

He did add some diced celery. Adds great flavor & crunch!

[@RamenNoodle1985]

At least your eating it in the kitchen 😂

[@chasmcd4123]

I normally hate potato salad; my mum put green olives in it one time and now that is the only way I will eat it

[@hobozero]

Awwww yeah chef john shorts. Dude, you could get so many more eyeballs on your videos just by editing the back catalog into shorts.

[@paulwagner688]

That's what he's doing, you know.

[@hobozero]

@@paulwagner688 I had no idea......... 😜

[@willcaviness]

tried this recipe, wayyyy too much apple cider vinegar imo. doesnt really need it!

[@ritabrunton4391]

This is why they decide not to serve certain foods.

[@Denise-ei2pu]

Lord that is not southern potato salad yuck That's mush

[@guycampbell733]

He is actually the Jared Leto of these overcooked potatoes

[@__-ln7sb]

classic *American* (not southern) potato salad

[@appo9357]

Where did he say it was?

[@marilynkozlow8400]

Leave the egg out and quit with the over mixing, a real winner of a recipe. 😊

[@TheKiakiraly]

this is more like a sour mashed potatoes

[@jonnyrox116]

Sorry John but it looks like mush, where's the potatoes

[@girlintheglen]

Lose the eggs (I’ve never understood why people add flavorless eggs), add sour cream. That’s my preferred dressing.

[@CologneCarter]

Not for me, thank you. This is opposite to what I personally consider the perfect potatoe salad. But then, I am not American.