German potato salad is a wonderful tangy side dish with bratwurst.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 3 hrs 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 55 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 10 servings |
Ingredients
- 5 pounds red potatoes, diced
- 1 pound bacon
- 2 sweet onions, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup white vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; season water with salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes; drain. Put potatoes in a slow cooker.
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon slices to a plate lined with paper towels. Crumble bacon and add to potatoes.
- Return skillet to medium heat and reheat bacon drippings. Cook and stir sweet onions in the drippings until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes; add garlic and continue cooking until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more. Pour onion mixture over the potatoes and bacon.
- Stir vinegar, water, sugar, and salt together in a bowl; pour over the potato mixture. Stir potatoes gently to mix.
- Cook on Low, stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 hours.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 282 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 47 g |
| Cholesterol | 16 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 587 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Super easy to make!
I made this for a beer tasting party with a German theme. I did not use a slow cooker but put it in the oven at 350 for about an hour. When I first tried it about 1/2 way through cooking in the oven, it seemed a little lackluster in terms of taste. I added a bunch of pepper, kosher salt and some additional cooked onion. I was a little worried when I got to the party because it still tasted sort of drab. It sat in a warm oven for about 30 minutes before we ate and I got many compliments. I was surprised at how flavorful it was. Recommendation: add pepper and salt plus a lot more onion than called for…also having it cook longer and then sit must help with the flavors.
I did not cook it in the crock pot, and it tasted great. I cooked the potatoes and added to the diced onion, bacon and garlic, which I sauted. Then I added the wet ingredients and slowly boiled for about 15 mins.
I didn’t really care for this, either hot or cold. Thanks for posting but I won’t be making it again.
Delicious potato salad. It is even better the next day cold.