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Kartoffelsalat is the name of German Potato Salad in the German language. German Potato Salad can be served either warm or cold. This authentic German potato salad comes from the Swabia region of southern Germany where it remains one of the most popular and most delicious of all potato salads!
German Kartoffelsalat (German potato salad) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. German Kartoffelsalat (German potato salad) is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook german kartoffelsalat (german potato salad) using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make German Kartoffelsalat (German potato salad):
- Prepare Cooking the potatoes:
- Prepare 1 bag new potatoes, sliced in half
- Make ready 7-8 cups cold water (enough water to cover and cook potatoes)
- Prepare 1 teaspoon fine salt (add to the water for cooking potatoes)
- Prepare Potato dressing:
- Make ready 1 medium white or red onion, finely sliced (depending on preference)
- Prepare 8-10 pickled cornichons, finely sliced
- Prepare To taste, salt and ground white pepper
- Make ready 1/2-1 cup mayonnaise (add more or less depending on preference)
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon Thomy mustard (or Dijon mustard. Add more or less depending on preference)
- Get 1/2 teaspoon white wine vinegar (add more or less depending on preference)
- Prepare For garnish:
- Take Handful chives (optional)
After all, Kartoffelsalat is a traditional German food, therefore you will find different recipes throughout Germany. Kartoffelsalat is a favourite side dish of the German cuisine. My favourite potato salad- yes, it is homemade! This southern German recipe for potato salad—which uses broth, vinegar, onions, and mustard for flavoring—is a pleasant change to the one more often made using mayonnaise.
Instructions to make German Kartoffelsalat (German potato salad):
- Wash the potatoes and drain excess water in a colander. Cut the potatoes in half and set aside.
- In a large pot, add cold water. Place the potatoes in the pot and add salt. Cover pot with a lid and bring up to the boil. Once the water has boiled, remove the lid and cook potatoes until soft, roughly 10 minutes.
- To test if potatoes are cooked, use a pointed knife and poke a potato with the tip. If it goes in and slides out easily, the potatoes are ready. Turn off the heat and drain potatoes in a colander. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and set aside to let them cool down.
- Meanwhile, finely slice the onion and place into a mixing bowl. Then finely slice the cornichons and transfer to the same bowl.
- Once the potatoes have cooled down, add to the mixing bowl with the onions and cornichons and mix together.
- Now add mayonnaise and a dollop of mustard (I used Thomy mustard). Stir together. Add white ground pepper and salt to taste and gently incorporate together.
- Lastly, add the white wine vinegar. Mix well and taste the potato salad. Adjust taste if needed (add more mayo, salt or white pepper, depending on preference). Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with finely cut chives (if adding).
- Place in fridge for an hour or two or eat immediately (depending on preference). Eat the potato salad as a side dish, with any kind of meat. I love eating it with pork schnitzel or sausages.
The warm cooked potatoes are marinated in the beef broth is what adds a distinctive and rich flavor. The Kartoffelsalat or the German potato salad is a simple dish made by using boiled potatoes which is prepared in myriad variations in the different regions of the world. The best part about the dish is that it can be prepared quite easily hence also the popularity. Moreover, the potato salad is easy to store. In northern Germany, potato salad is made with mayonnaise.
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