German Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 1 quart freshly cooked potatoes sliced
- ¼ lb bacon diced
- ½ cup onion chopped
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup vinegar
- ½ cup water
- Finely minced parsley
- ½ cup radish, thinly sliced, unpeeled optional
Instructions
- Cook potatoes unpeeled, only until tender, then drain and peel while still warm.
- Slice potatoes and set aside. Cook bacon until crisp, then remove bacon, drain on unglazed paper.
- Pour off all but 2 tbsp. of bacon fat, add onion and cook until transparent, not brown.
- Add sugar, salt and flour, then blend thoroughly.
- Add vinegar and water, cook and stir until smooth and thickened.
- Add potato slices and bacon bits, folding ingredients together carefully.
- Allow to stand in a warm place so potatoes will absorb flavor of dressing.
- Transfer to a warm serving dish, then garnish with parsley and radishes.