Brian's German Potato Salad

This is similar to a recipe my grandmother used. She added chopped celery in place of the parsley and a cup or two of heated drained sauerkraut. She also browned the bacon before adding flour and the vinegar. The sauerkraut makes all the diference in the taste.

So spouse doesn't liky mayo, and wanted a more vinegar potato salad. This didn't look too difficult, and it had good reviews...it was YUMMY and a big hit at the cook out! The "sauce" cooked a whole lot faster than what the recipe said...after putting in the vinegar, and it thickened right up. One warning...this is not a low-cal recipe, but the taste is well worth the calories!

This tastes wonderful but I can't see using all the bacon grease in this recipe I would like to try it with less fat.

Very tasty and comforting. I added sauerkraut and it was a nice blend of flavors.

Wow, just finished making 10 pounds for a tailgate party tomorrow. This is a great recipe.I know everyone will enjoy it.

My sister said that it was better then my mom's and grandmothers!

I made this recioe for a Birthday dinner and got exceellent reviews. This is just like my great grandmother from germany used to make.Next I am going to and dill pickle juice instead of the apple cider vinegar and fresh dill and some chopped up dill pickles. My other grandmother from Bohemia used to make it with dill.

Yummy! Loved it! I do agree with one of the other reviews that there was not enough "dressing", but this may very well have been my own mistake because I accidentally used self-rising flour. Oops! I added a little water to try and thin it a bit, but it was still pretty thick. After adding the vinegar sauce to the potatoes, I doctored it with just a little bit of mayo mixed with spicy brown mustard, just to add enough sauce to cover the potatoes. (got this idea from another recipe that used vinegar, mayo and mustard) I will definitely make this again!

I wanted to like this recipe, but, it just didn't work for my family. I much prefer the Hot German Potato Salad III from this site. This salad just didn't have enough sauce for us. It was barely enough to coat the potatoes, so, we lost the sweet and sour taste that is so good with German Potato Salad. I used the exact ingredient measurements, so, I don't think I did anything incorrectly. I think it would have been good flavor - just too dry. I'll stick with my other recipe.

Yum! I love good ol' potato salad... but this is a litlle extra special... loved it warm but adored it cold from the fridge!

I consider myself a good cook but bacon can't cook w/the wetness from the onion. The bacon was way undercooked & the flour added made a globular mess!!

It was a hit with my family! After reading the reviews though, I felt some changes needed to be made. I doubled the sauce and ended up adding about a cup of water to thin it out a little. I used half the amount of bacon that I drained of excess grease and cooked the onion (and some celery) separately in olive oil. We didn't have celery salt so I substituted Old Bay seasoning (my new favorite seasoning blend). Right before serving I sprinkled a handful of crispy onions along with the parsley over the salad to give it a little crunch. Thanks to all the previous reviews and a great recipe I ended up with a wonderful dish.

I agree with some of the other comments. The flour made the sauce too thick and it was hard to coat the potatoes. Frying the bacon and onions together left bacon undercooked and the onion overcooked!

I kept to the recipe with a change in that I made it for two and with russet potatoes. While it may not be a problem when making the full recipe, I feel like I should have rendered the bacon without the onion so that the bacon could crisp some. I would try again with that change.

Thank you. My picky husbands loves it. I have made this several times. When I don't have bacon on had I have substituted deli ham or ham left over from a roast. If I use ham I do add a little butter when cooking. It's still just as good.

Forgot to add the parsley. Still, was great!

I read the reviews and tried to compensate for the lack of sauce/dressing. I scaled this to 6 servings but used only 2 medium potatoes and ended up with barely enough to cover the potatoes. The dressing thickened in less than a minute to the point where I had to thin it out with some water. I’ve tried a good number of German potato salads on this site, and this is my least favorite. Honestly, it reminds me of canned Reeds potato salad that I used to eat when I was very young and moved into first apartment. Ate this with grilled German brats, but sorry, won’t be making this again.

The first time I tried this, I was sloppy about following the specific cooking directions and it did not turn out well. The second time, I followed them precisely and it was AMAZING! It was a big hit at Oktoberfest and I'll definitely make it again.

So good just the taste I was looking for.

Great recipe, unique flavor easy to make!

This is a very very good recipe...I enjoyed it so much.