This recipe for Hot German Potato Salad is from a friend of mine Judith Hannemann. Her cookbook The Classic Slow Cooker has just been released. It was on QVC last month and it sold out the first airing! I am thrilled that I got my hands on this book and get to share a recipe from it here with you today.
This Hot German Potato Salad is much different from your American potato salad. Hot German Potato Salad is served warm, and has a slightly sweet taste to it. It wasn’t something that I have ever tried before, but I really enjoyed it! My husband loved it too.
Other recipes I want to try from her book are her Fruited Short Ribs and the Maple Meat Loaf. I’m sure there isn’t a bad recipe in this book. I’ve been friends with Judith for a while now, and all her recipes are unique and delicious. The book is a gorgeous hard cover, and there is a photo for almost every recipe.
This recipe is from Judith Hannemann’s Book The Classic Slow Cooker. You can order it here.
- 1.5 lbs. small red potatoes
- 1 small onion, chopped
- ¾ cup water
- 4 slices bacon
- ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- ½ tsp. celery seed
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. flour
- chives for serving
- Scrub the potatoes and cut in ¼ inch slices.
- Layer half the potatoes and half the onions in a small slow cooker. (I used my 6-quart and it turned out great).
- Repeat with the remaining potatoes and onions. Add the water. Cook on LOW for 5-6 hours.
- Remove the potatoes and onions on to a plate using a slotted spoon.
- Slice the bacon into 1-inch pieces. Brown them in a skillet on the stove-top. Drain on a paper towel.
- Mix the vinegar, sugar, celery seed, salt and flour in a small bowl, mix until there is no lumps. Add this to the slow cooker, stir until this mixture thickens. Let cook on HIGH for 5 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and onion back to the crock pot in to the vinegar mixture, also add the bacon at this time. Gently stir this together.
- Turn to low and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- Top with chives if desired.
I was given a book for this review, though all opinions are mine alone.
The recipe looks great but I have a question. You mention sugar in step 6 however I don’t see that listed in the ingredient listing. How much sugar should be added? Thanks so much!
It’s 2 Tbsp. I fixed it. Thank you SO much for letting me know. I re-read it so many times this morning it became blurry. 🙂
Yes I completely get that….happens to me all the time. Thanks!
The German potato salad looks and sounds so good. Thanks for sharing.
I haven’t eat German Potato Salad in a long time — hadn’t even thought of it! Thanks for the recipe. Can’t wait to try it out!
Is there anything you would recommend to substitute foe the bacon to make this vegetarian?
What do you do with extra water in crock pot?
discard it. 🙂