German Potato Salad

This is my favorite German Potato Salad recipe.  I get many requests for this for potlucks.   But you can now make it for yourself.  Serve this hot salad and there will be no leftovers!

5 large potatoes – peeled, sliced  in ¼ inch slices

12 slices of bacon

1 onion, chopped

1 tablespoon cornstarch  (do not use flour as a substitute)

1/3 cup cider vinegar (it must be cider vinegar)

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup water

1 ½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon celery seed

In large saucepan, boil the potato slices in plenty of water.  (Don’t boil too long or it will turn to mush-probably no more than 9 minutes.)  Drain right away.  Do not let them sit in the hot water.

Meanwhile, in a skillet, fry bacon until crisp.  Remove bacon from skillet.  

Brown chopped onion in the remaining bacon drippings.  Let get really brown.    

Add cornstarch and stir.  

Add sugar and stir.  

Add cider vinegar and stir.  

Add water and stir.  

Add salt and celery seed.  Stir sauce and cook for three minutes.  

Crumble bacon (reserve some for the top) and return to sauce.

Drain potatoes and gently stir into sauce.

Transfer to serving dish.  Sprinkle the reserved bacon over the top.

Serves 6.