This Family Recipe is a Century Old | German Potato Salad

[@StickPlay1]

Thank you for this great recipe! Having spent most of my decades old life in WI, I know that it is rooted heavily in German immigrants. So, your recipe definitely comes from an authentic, traditional source! Thank you for mentioning the few, minor items that you changed. Your Great Grandma would be happy for your creativity. The recipe is delicious! Brings back many memories. Any more of Great Grandma's recipes??? Your way of presenting the recipe, as well was outstanding! Thank you!

[@johnstephens1965]

Hi PK, I know this video is old but I have made this recipe twice now. My family has enjoyed it both times. Thank you.

[@joeyfoorr7666]

Awesome! My oma makes it pretty much the same way. Only difference is she would cook the potatoes whole and slice after! Love this recipe

[@raissajenna9638]

I’m guessing cooking potato whole and then slicing it leaves the potato a bit “sticky” i.e. starchy which is better because one won’t have to add starch to the potato. Just my thoughts.

[@thomasbernecky2078]

Note to Future Self: secretly re-add all the lovely bacon butter removed earlier.

[@colincameron4217]

Thank you. Accidentally came across your channel searching for a German potato salad. I just made it as you described and my family loved it.

[@janiefox3458]

While living in Germany for 3 years (military) I worked for a German Company that had an Imbiss very near to the back door - - each Friday their menu was Schnitzel and Potato Salad -- it was marvelous -- I've never made it - I will now - - my church has a Homecoming each year and this will be something that will be new. Thanks for the idea.

[@lightgiver7311]

I love Schnitzel and make both chicken and pork

[@cynthiabruno6750]

You make my mother's version we called it Olga's German potatoe salad

[@estone9612]

We have not tried this recipe yet but my wife and I grew up in WI and were very fond of the vinegar flavored German Potato Salad. We now live in the south for the warm weather and low taxes and we plan to give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Yes, we do need all of that in there.

[@trikesalot771]

This is exactly how my Mom made her German potato salad, a recipe handed down through the generations, the same recipe that came over from the homeland (Great, Great Grandparents)!!

[@ocgirl7541]

I made this, its absolutely delicious danke shone!!☺️

[@merieroberts4276]

My children are all grown up. But thy still remember the salad when they were very young. A winter side dish.Thanks for the reminder.

[@markgarrett2968]

thank you thank you!!!! german here and looking for a great recipe. i love german potato salad!!

[@bettydaltonnewbold2019]

Thank you very much for your recipe, I made it for the festival and it’s so delicious.

[@mossmanusa3741]

This was a great video. I’m making this dish tomorrow for a potluck

[@abrahamthomas904]

Great video! I love this potato salad. I tried adding parsley and just a pinch of herbes de Provence at the end and it works well. Great recipe

[@hellorunescape111]

This looks very similar to my grandmothers. I have never been the one to cook this, but am excited to give it a try tonight.

[@GreenWitch1]

I’m making it right now 😊

[@raymondbiller2257]

A few years ago I had dinner at a true German restaurant and was surprised that the German Potato Salad was served cold. The owner of the restaurant and his wife were both from Germany and they said that German Potato Salad is always served cold. Pretty much all the other restaurants here in the Buffalo, NY area do serve it warm.

[@tammycroft6217]

I learned to make German potato salad from a German woman and her salad was not much like this. She did slice and cook the potatoes (unless she had leftover potatoes) render out the bacon and caramelize the onions (hers were thin sliced, not chopped) but that's where everything is different. She used all the bacon fat to caramelize the onions, balsamic vinegar and Worchestershire sauce (a substitute for a German condiment she could not find in the US), and lots of chopped fresh dill weed. No sugar and no mustard. Definitely no corn starch slurry. One thing she did tell me was that different regions of Germany made different versions of German potato salad. Hers was served warm but she grew up on the border with Austria and further north they made a cold German potato salad with mayonnaise and a touch of mustard. It wouldn't surprise me if this is where Amish potato salad originated since the Amish originally were a breakaway German sect of Christianity. By the way, her mother used apple cider vinegar instead of Balsamic and added some ground caraway seed.

[@gregquinn6827]

This is how I do it, with round slices, but I use more fat, and only starch from the potato. This is a cold weather dish, served hot. Mom’s side was all german women, so this was served frequently. Not a salad, but the entre!

[@eyes2see438]

Thank you for hot bacon, German potato salad. My Aunt was from Germany. She used to make this Hot German potato salad while I was growing up. She never wanted to share her recipe. I ask her over the years what she put in it. I would get sugar, apple cider vinegar, she never wanted to share her recipe. After many years in the military, my aunt came to visit me. She asked if she could cook for me. I graciously said yes! what a treat. I watched her making her famous German potato salad. She was quick with the measurements, but I knew all the ingredients that she used. That was the beginning of me making, her delicious potato salad. It wasn’t quite the same as hers, it was missing her Love. My family said mine was just as delicious. That’s because I also cook with love. Thank you for your KZbin video with the measurements. Although I don’t know the metric system, I did go and try to convert it. It’s not spot on, but very close. I used 3 pounds of Yukon gold potatoes. 1 cup bacon, cut into pieces, 1 large onion, chopped 5 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, 5 tablespoons of water, 3 tablespoons of sugar, or to your liking. I did not use the cornstarch slurry as to that was not in my aunts recipe nor was the stone ground mustard. Danke Schon. 😋

[@davidklein1565]

I can taste it from here.. My father used to make it.. I'll be using your recipe this week!!

[@samdemello6103]

Thank you , that potato salad looks delicious. I will be making it soon . Chau .

[@korybeckwith834]

Its funny. Over 40 years ago I was camping with a gentleman from Germany. He thought it was amusing that he found a can of "German" potato salad in the grocery as we picked up supplies for the trip. Didnt taste too bad. My grandmother used to make this. Your recipe is pretty good I' ll try it for sure.

[@derekboardman9995]

I've made German potato salad for years. I usually use red wine vinegar and cut down on the sugar.

[@tlb2732]

Lost me when you removed most of the bacon fat. I use a cornstarch slurry often for thickening broths and in stir fry sauces, but never as a substitute for flavorful fat. Also, I find that deglazing works much better at a higher heat setting. But thanks for sharing your cooking! Also, well prepared video!

[@ufmwc]

Exactly! Will definitely be adding more of the bacon fat. Golden liquid of the gods!

[@jessicabaker1274]

I just mash a little bit of tater for that same result ❤ keep that bacon grease too crazy man Fat=Flava 😁

[@kevinbrooks1104]

I used this many times its a staple in my home because heavy mayo potatoe salad is not great for bbq also it has to stay cold . The German style is great room temperature and warmer however we add a slight amount of brown sugar to the bacon grease

[@marlucebranco3692]

Delicious 😋 Thank you 😊

[@Schquirl]

No to cornstarch and yes to all the bacon 🥓 fat.

[@edwardschneider5194]

Funny, the better homes and gardens cookbook designated German potato salad as "low fat"... I think they meant the paper the recipe was printed on lol

[@charmainekirk1512]

Interesting with the apple cider vinegar. My mom was German and made potatoes salad all the time.Always used white vinegar and would add raw egg to the mix until the last few years where she would omit the raw egg because of salmonella risks.

[@JL-ze5qm]

This is what I've been looking for! I was particularly looking for the stone ground mustard. I suppose one can add whatever they fancy to this, moving away from the traditional recipe, but using the basic method. Green peas might be a nice addition. Scallions. I wonder if this could be made with summer sausage instead of bacon, ensuring that the onions are cooked in bacon fat reserved in the fridge, for flavour? Anyway, thanks for this! I'll give it a try.

[@SusanDaschner]

I made german potato salad and it is so good.

[@freddymclain]

did you forget the chopped flatleaf parsley?

[@StormyMonday0896]

We boiled the potatoes whole, then took off skin and sliced thin

[@HylonomeEironpelt-oc8bb]

This is how I learned. Boil the potatoes whole, then peel and slice after.

[@richardhenderson8662]

How can I make this with your crazy measurements.

[@fashionwire3364]

Good recipe, coming from a German. I'm sure your Oma would not have minded cutting back on the bacon fat :)

[@thomassavage6727]

It's probably just me but I think that people who grew up having traditional German potato salad aren't necessarily looking for an updated version.

[@CathyDoherty-hr4mx]

I love this.

[@Sanderly1820]

Im German and ive never know bacon to be in potato salad, must be and American-German recipe

[@beyondalpha1072]

PICKELS?

[@noriherrera4603]

I love it.

[@mentalfloss100]

Savory is the word …🤤🤤🤤

[@ChefVicCuisine]

Wow! New sub here! I recently made a Chicken Salad on my page too and *your dish looks amazing!* Hope to stay connected my fellow chef! 😀

[@BreakfastforPancakes]

Thank you, I will

[@JVfitness9]

Ok but where in Wisconsin🤔 like minoqua Wisconsin or sun prairie kinda Wisconsin 😂

[@tyreebruce]

Where in Wisconsin is your family. Sounds like my family and I’m wondering if it’s a crazy coincidence I found this recipe.

[@kerkers5775]

das hat nichts mit deutschem kartoffelsalat zu tun !

[@frmelroy53]

Wisconsin? Metric? Did grandma have Yukon Gold potatoes?

[@ChiIeboy]

Where's the beef stock??

[@ufmwc]

Excellent recipe…thanks! One thing though-mL and KGs? Vast majority of American audience are using ounces and cups. Just sayin.

[@hoofarted]

Just convert lmao. You make it sound like Americans are idiots and can't so something that simple 😂

[@IllinoisCitizen]

Sugar? 50grams!!?

[@Joe_0808]

there seems to be lost something in translation from grandma ..

[@traveltimes4109]

Wish you would post use the “ imperial”, not the metric. Confusing. Nice recipe though!

[@PEETY666]

my moms recipe

[@Muslmaus]

It‘s very interesting that this old german recipe only survived in the US and not in Germany 😎!! Nobody knows it here!! Many greetings from Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪❣️

[@eyes2see438]

This is a very old German potato salad. I lived in Berlin for many years and never came across this particular recipe. My aunt used to make this for her family, and I would love to go to her house when I knew she would be making it.

[@Muslmaus]

@@eyes2see438 I'm born in Germany and I never heard from this recipe 😎!!

[@Sushi2735]

Shame you need to do conver on each and every item. Not trying

[@marylipponer-cv4mx]

I hit the thumbs down on accident I meant to give it a thumbs up can I correct it

[@jayfromtexas6718]

Sorry. Sounds good. Can't get past the metric system.

[@a3sully]

The metric ruins everything. He lives in the states, yet mentions metric for measuring. May as well speak Greek lol. Now I have to research the measurements and convert it to something I actually understand.

[@jayfromtexas6718]

@@a3sully ain't that the truth.

[@ufmwc]

Cooktastic measurement virtue signaling.

[@gregquinn6827]

In 1960 they started teaching metric in US schools. Some folks can’t be bothered, but it is nothing new. It’s just that 9/10 modern people aren’t forced to do much math.

[@ufmwc]

@@gregquinn6827 yeh..they tried to force feed us that chit back in the day. Easier to push that on a docile society but harder to beat that into a hard-won, maverick independent society like the US.

[@61Rebekah]

So A centrury old recipe, you changed. No longer the same.

[@peterobara7023]

Very poor video and recepe