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Recipe for Southern German Potato Salad – Oma's Kartoffelsalat
This recipe for German potato salad is an easy way to learn how to make potato salad. Served warm, it tastes great cold as well.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 - 2 onions, peeled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup vegetable broth (see Hints below)
- 1½ pounds potatoes, peeled and sliced
- 4 - 5 dill pickles, cubed (see hints below)
- 1 bunch radishes, sliced (optional)
- salt, pepper
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons juice from dill pickles
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- chives to garnish
Instructions
- 1
In large pot, cook onions in butter until translucent.
- 2
Add broth and bring to boil.
- 3
Add potato slices and simmer, covered, about 10 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
- 4
Mix egg yolks, sugar, pickle juice, and lemon juice.
- 5
Remove pot from heat and stir egg yolk mixture into the potatoes.
- 6
Add pickles and radishes. Season with salt and pepper.