German POTATO SALAD

I am ready with my potato salad „Kartoffelsalat “ for the game. :de:

Here we have a classic from Germany. My version is from the south, so with oil&vinegar, as I come from the Lake of Constance. In the north of Germany the potato salad is rather with mayo. Anyway, perfect lukewarm or cold with sausages, steaks, chicken nuggets, fish, sea-food……it works with everything.

Ingredients

1 kg waxy potatoes
200ml hot chicken/beef/veggie broth
4 tbsp sunflower oil/olive oil
4 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 little red onion, cubed
1 bunch chives

Preparation

  1. Cook the potatoes in salty water or steam them for 30min.

  1. Let it cool down for 5min. Peel and slice the potatoes while still hot with a fork and a knife. Add the slices to a salad bowl. Add hot broth and let it rest for 10min. Don`t move the potatoes

  1. Combine mustard with vinegar and salt&pepper.

  1. After 10min add the vinegar mix with cubed onion to the potato slices.

  1. Then add oil. Combine everything and add also chopped chives. Combine……halve of the bunch chive is enough.

P.S.
the potato salad should be juicy, so add a little bit more oil if necessary. Much depends how the potatoes absorb the liquid.

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This is my favorite kind of potato salad! Not a fan of american style mayonnaise-y slop.

Still remember having this styie in Berlin years ago :smiley:

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I also prefer a vinegar potato salad over mayo, but my wife is Hungarian and does a great potato salad with 50/50 mayo and sour cream.

Here a few variations: add cucumber slices and/or pumpkin seed oil instead of sunflower oil. Another promising variation according to a British friend is to add Rouille and serve lukewarm with Mediterranean fish.

I’ve had a Spanish version that is served lukewarm with cod.

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Another good variation is whole grain mustard with a dash of English mustard.

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Hey @Martin_Zwick , what wine would you pair with this dish?

Any white wine, even a Chardonnay from California.

Gin Gin

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