German Potato Salad 1


http://mygerman.recipes/south-german-potato-salad-wieners/

Notes: 

German potato salad:  Followed recipe from cooks illustrated and it could have used more moisture and flavor.  Correction: add more sugar, more vinegar, mustard, and more potato liquid. Chef's John's recipe had too much and this one had too little. Merge recipes? 

Chef John:

2 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
½ pound bacon, sliced
1 cup diced yellow onion
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
½ cup white wine vinegar
¼ cup freshly chopped Italian parsley

Cooks Illustrated:

2 pounds small red potatoes (1 to 2 inches in diameter), unpeeled, scrubbed and halved
table salt
8 ounces bacon (about 8 strips), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces (I used 12 ounces)
1 medium onion, chopped fine (about 1 cup)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup water from boiling potatoes
1 tablespoon whole-grain German-style mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves




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