Luchow Hot Potato Salad With Bacon Aka Speck Salat Recipes

GERMAN STYLE HOT POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Precook potatoes, unless you happen to have some left over.
• Cook bacon pieces over med-high heat until crisp, remove from pan, reserving about half the fat.
• Add butter to bacon grease, melt.
• Add onion, cook until translucent.
• Add potatoes, cook until slightly browned.
• Salt to taste, and pepper generously. Top with reserved bacon.

LUCHOW HOT POTATO SALAD WITH BACON AKA SPECK SALAT

Steps:

• Note: use pasturized eggs. Same amount of Boullion may be used for stock.
• Scrub potatoes, rinse. Boil in jackets; let cool. Peel and cut into 1/4 slices.
• Cook bacon until crisp. Add the onion and stir until transparent. Add the vinegar, stock and seasonings. Stir. Let come to a boil. Stir in the egg. Remove from heat and pour over potatoes.
• Servings 2 to 4.
• Time to make is a guess.

OLD-FASHIONED HOT POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook potatoes, covered in 1" boiling salted water until just tender, about 35 minutes.
• Saute bacon in skillet till crisp.
• Remove to paper towel.
• In same skillet, saute frankfurters in bacon fat till brown.
• Remove franks.
• In same skillet, reserve 2 tbs. bacon fat.
• Saute 1/2 Cup minced onion until tender but not brown.
• Mix together flour, sugar, salt and pepper;add vinegar and water;stir until blended.
• Stir into sauted onions;simmer until thickened,stirring.
• Add slices of hot peeled potatoes about 1/4 inch thick.
• Add 1/4 Cup minced onion,green pepper,parsley and celery seeds.
• Toss.
• In bowl,arrange in layers potato salad, franks,eggs(sliced lengthwise) and crumbled bacon.

HERBED POTATO SALAD WITH BACON AND PEAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk all dressing ingredients together until well blended. Set aside.
• Cook potatoes in boiling salted water for about 12 minutes. Drain, let cool to touch, and cut into quarters.
• Cook fresh peas in salted boiling water for 6 minutes, frozen peas for 3 minutes. Drain under cold water and let cool.
• In a large bowl, toss still-warm potatoes with about half of dressing and let cool. Combine with peas and bacon and add remaining dressing. Taste and adjust seasoning.

RUSSIAN POTATO SALAD (SALAT OLIVIER)

Steps:

• Cook potatoes and eggs.
• Chop everything and put in large container.
• Mix well, being careful not to mush it all up.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add mayonnaise to taste (or maybe a little less, since it seems to get moister after it sits for a bit).
• Serve, or refrigerate for later use.

HOT GERMAN POTATO SALAD III

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 30 minutes. Drain, cool and slice thin.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside, reserving drippings.
• Saute onions in bacon drippings until they are golden-brown.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, celery seed, and pepper. Add to the sauteed onions and cook and stir until bubbly, then remove from heat. Stir in water and vinegar, then return to the stove and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for one minute. Carefully stir bacon and sliced potatoes into the vinegar/water mixture, stirring gently until potatoes are heated through.

GRANDPA AL'S FAMOUS GERMAN HOT COLE SLAW

Steps:

• Fry bacon and reserve grease. Crumble bacon and set aside. Pour bacon grease into saucepan and keep warm.
• Beat eggs and sugar together.
• Pour vinegar into warm bacon grease in a saucepan. Add sugar and egg mixture; bring to a boil. Remove immediately, pour over cabbage in large bowl. Add cooked bacon and mix well.
• Let sit for a couple hours before serving.