Comments on: How To Make German Potato Salad

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:37:32 +0000

Looks good. I've been making German potato salad very similar for years, however I also add green olives (no pimentos) and let them simmer down with the vinegar.

In my opinion, sauerkraut should be served hot off of the stovetop, not microwaved. I add a big glob of bacon fat (unfiltered) to the pot of sauerkraut before heating it. Adds a great flavor.

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:48:24 +0000

this is a traditional family dish for me, i like adding diced green peppers as well verrry yummy.

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:53:50 +0000

You can always add the beer to the cook while the potatoes are boiling.

By: LoveMeKnot Creations

LoveMeKnot Creations — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:35:04 +0000

just stumbled onto this page and this looks heavenly. bacon? check. potatoes? check. brown sugar? check.
sounds like a great recipe to me.

only thing i can think of to make it more German is to add beer into it somehow.. hmm perhaps beer-boiled potatoes? or I could go the easy route and do beer brats.

hmm....

By: Drew

Drew — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:43:17 +0000

And it's been almost a year since I made it. Time to do it again, I suppose.

By: Pam at BeCheap.ca

Pam at BeCheap.ca — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:36:45 +0000

Holy crap that looks awesome. I'm going to give this a try tomorrow

By: Kristie

Kristie — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:39:28 +0000

Drew,
Just wanted to let you know I made your recipe and loved it! I posted a picture and referenced your site on my blog creatinginthekitchen.blogspot.com. Thanks for the great recipe!

Kristie

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:47:00 +0000

Brandi, I should like sauerkraut. I like the cabbage with corned beef and cabbage. I like the version of cole slaw at a local restaurant that’s mostly cabbage, vinegar and pepper. I like German potato salad. (Obviously.) But I’ve never had sauerkraut that I like.

By: Brandi

Brandi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:40:00 +0000

This is pretty much identical to the way I make German Potato Salad. And I LOVE it along-side bratwurst with spicy mustard and sauerkraut! YUM!

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:36:00 +0000

SoaM, you might prefer my other potato salad recipe. That's the old-fashioned version with egg. This one, however, is German potato salad, which I've never personally seen made with egg.

Just to check if my experience was unusual, I Googled for german potato salad and checked everything on the first page of results. I did find a couple versions that included the eggs. However there were more than 30 -- several of the links on Google were to lists of multiple recipes -- that did not include eggs. So I think I'm in pretty good company here.

Thanks for the feedback.