Microwave Hot German Potato Salad

Name: Microwave Hot German Potato Salad
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 medium potatoes; 6 strips bacon - thick if possible-diced; 2 tbsp all purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp fresh ground black pepper; 1/2 cup vinegar; 1 cup water; 1/2 tsp celery seed; 1 diced green onion for garnish

patricia.rourke.56 @cook_3718605

Livonia, Michigan

The original recipe came from an old cookbook that came with my first microwave--a Kenmore - in 1975. I've tweeked it over the years but it is my old standby to serve with ham or a good garlic kielbasa.

patricia.rourke.56 @cook_3718605

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

4medium potatoes
6strips bacon - thick if possible-diced
2 tbspall purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tspsalt
1/8 tspfresh ground black pepper
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cupwater
1/2 tspcelery seed
1diced green onion for garnish

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Steps

20 mins

1

Wash and cut potatoes long way in half and place on microwave able plate in circle. Place tray in plastic bag and microwave 4-6 minutes until potatoes are cooked through. Leave covered in plastic bag until potatoes are cool enough to handle. Peel off skins and cut in 1/2 inch dice.
2

In a 2 quart glass dish, microwave bacon 5-6 minutes till crisp. Remove from drippings with a slotted spoon and set aside.
3

To drippings add flour, sugar, salt, pepper and celery seed. Stir till smooth and microwave on high 3 minutes stirring after each minute till thickened.
4

Add vinegar and water to thickened sauce and stir till smooth. Microwave till boiling about 4 minutes till mixture boils and thickens.
5

Gently fold in bacon and potatoes. Sauce will thicken a little more as mixture cools.
6

Garnish with thin sliced green onions or fresh chives. Serves 4-6