My friend in Germany got me a recipe for German Potato salad from his sister.
2kg potatos
1 glass of Miracle Whip
5 eggs
1 big onions
4 small gherkins, with gherkin liquid
200g ring bologna (I think that’s what you call it)
1 pack. chives (or fresh)
100g bacon
50g whipped cream
5 teaspoons mustard (medium)
2 tablespoonfuls butter
1 pinch of sugar
Salt and pepper
Cook potatos 20 mins, let them cool down, peel and them slice them up, put them in a bowl.
While the potatos are cooking, cook the eggs 5 mins, let them cool down.
Cut the onions, bacon and bologna in small pieces (cubes) and roast them briefly in butter. Add this to the potatos.
Quarter the gherkins lengthwise and then into pieces. Cut the eggs into slices and add them to the bowl together with the salt, pepper, chives, gherkins und a pinch of sugar. Add a sip of gherkin liquid, mustard, cream (not whipped, still liquid) and stir well.
Season it with salt and pepper.
I haven’t made this one it mayself as my potato salad is usually much quicker to do and has less ingredients (I have made the ingredients I use bold). I also add tomatos and sometimes corn. But therefore it’s not an authentic one. Also, I usually make noodle salad instead of potato salad. The ingredients are usually the same: The most important part is Miracle Whip (and that again comes from the US). I don’t know if your Miracle Whip is the same as ours, although ours is also from Kraft. It’s classic over here. Notice how they changed the spelling from Miracle to Miracel, so that Germans pronounce it right…
Guten Appetit!