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Sun, 17 Jul 2005

Biff's Potato Salad
I've never really made potato salad from scratch until this year. Usually I'll just buy some from Larry's when I feel like serving it during a summer party. But a couple of months ago, Laura brought some potato salad to a dinner we were hosting and it was incredible. I asked her how she made it and she said she just combined an all-American potato salad recipe with a German potato salad recipe. So I took her advice to heart and created a potato salad of my own by picking and choosing from several other recipes.

4 large potatoes (I like the Yukon Gold, but Russet works too)
1 tsp salt
4 tbs cider vinegar
4 large hard-boiled eggs
4 slices bacon
1 medium sized sweet onion
1 cup mayonnaise
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
8-10 cornichons, chopped
1 tsp dry mustard
½ tsp celery seed
½ tsp paprika
fresh ground pepper

Place potatoes (with skin) in 8-quart stockpot with enough water to cover potatoes. Bring to boil over high heat, add salt, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are tender. Drain water. While hot, place potato (one at a time) on cutting board and cut potato in half. Peel skin away with a butter knife (it should pull right off). Dice and place in small bowl. Drizzle 1 tbs vinegar over diced potato, toss gently, and then place in large mixing bowl. Repeat for each potato. (Use less vinegar - ½ tbs per potato - if a milder vinegar flavor is preferred... I like a strong vinegar "bite").

Meanwhile, cook bacon slices and chop. Add to mixing bowl. Reserve 1 tbs bacon grease in pan. Finely chop onion and sauté in bacon grease until translucent but not soggy (i.e. still crunchy). Add to mixing bowl. Chop hard-boiled eggs and add to mixing bowl and lightly toss to combine.

In smaller mixing bowl, blend mayonnaise, chopped fresh parsley, cornichons, dry mustard, celery seed, paprika, and freshly ground pepper (to taste). Add to potatoes and mix to combine. Refrigerate for a few hours and serve cold.

:: Posted by rus on Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:13 pm
:: Filed under /recipes/side_dishes



        

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