German Mayonnaise Potato Salad Recipe

In general ther are just 2 different recipes for a German potato salad. One with mayonnaise, the other without, often called Bavarian potato salad.

The preparation for both potato salads is quite similar and the most important thing to receive a juicy and delicous salad is to mix the hot potato slices with hot broth and vinegar, so the potatoes will absorb the flavours. How rich You want to create Your very own potato salad is finely up to Your taste. Add finely sliced radish or / and cucumber, fried bacon cubes, onion or hard boiled eggs. We always add finely diced pickled cucumbers, which adds a real savoury twist. German potato salads with or without mayonnaise are served traditionally as a side dish for Wiener Schnitzel, Cordon Bleu, Frikadeller and cooked or fried sausages.

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Recipe: German Mayonnaise Potato Salad
Ingredients:
500 g waxy potatoes
about 150 ml strong beef stock (1 bouillon cube),
chicken- or vegetable broth
2 – 3 tablespoons white vinegar
3-4 tablespoons mayonnaise
or 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
and 2 tablespoons natural yoghurt
freshly ground black pepper
chives or spring onions, finely minced
optional:
1/2 – 1 teaspoon medium-strength mustard
or Dijon mustard
1 small red onion
pickled cucumbers, finely minced
finely diced, fried bacon
hard-boiled eggs
radish, finely sliced
cucumber, finely sliced

Preparation:
Cook potatoes in their jackets not too soft and let it cool down a bit, so You can peel them without burning Your fingers. Cut potatoes in slices. Mix hot broth with vinegar and mustard, then mix it with the potatoes and let it infuse about 20 minutes. The potatoes should have absorbed most of the liquid. Now fold in mayonnaise or a mayonnaise- yoghurt mix and add other ingredients up to Your taste. Season the German mayonnaise potato salad with black pepper and serve well chilled, garnished with chives or spring onions.