Traditional Warm German Potato Salad

Potato salad recipes are great for summer, but when the weather turns colder, turn to this Traditional Warm German Potato Salad for a comforting homemade side dish. Your family will love the heartiness of this awesome potato salad, and you'll love how easy it is to prepare. If you've never tasted warm potato salad before, this is the recipe to try. It's one of the best German-inspired recipes we've come across, and one fork full will show you why.

Ingredients

3 pounds red potatoes, sliced
1 large onion, diced
1/2 pound bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled, reserve grease
1/3 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons brown mustard
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup water
Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Boil potatoes in water until just tender. Drain and set aside.
After frying bacon, saute onion in the bacon grease. Remove onion from grease and add to the potatoes.
Add flour to bacon grease and stir until smooth.
Add vinegar, sugar, brown mustard, water, and salt and pepper and simmer until mixed well.
Pour this mixture over the potatoes and mix well. Stir in parsley and crumbled bacon and serve warm.