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The classic potato salad is prepared with bacon, herbs, onions and, of course, coarsely chopped potatoes. Write down your recipe for the perfect potato salad.

Summary

Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
CourseSalad
Servings (Default: 4)

Traditional Potato Salad Ingredients

Traditional Potato Salad
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Traditional Potato Salad Instructions

  1. Rinse potatoes thoroughly. Pour water into the pot so that it covers the bottom by 5-7 cm. Place the steam basket in the pot and place the potatoes in it.
  2. Cook the potatoes for 20 minutes, check doneness by piercing the potatoes with a knife.
  3. Dice the bacon, wash and chop the onion. Fry the bacon in a skillet preheated with oil for 5-8 minutes.
  4. Add the onion to the pan, stir and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Pour in the vinegar and continue cooking for another 2 minutes, then add the broth, add the mustard, salt and pepper. Stir and turn off heat.
    Traditional Potato Salad step 5
  6. Peel the potatoes, if you like the rustic version you don’t need to peel them.
  7. Cut the potatoes into 0.5 cm thick slices.
  8. Rinse and chop green onions and parsley. Place the potatoes in a skillet with bacon and sprinkle with herbs on top.
  9. Gently mix the potato pieces so as not to break.
  10. Serve the salad warm or chilled.

Bon Appetit!