There are two options here in Germany when it comes to dinner on Christmas Eve: you either cook a lot or you do not cook at all… or only the bare minimum to not let the family starve ;P In many German families it’s tradition to not (really) cook for Christmas. We love to serve simple dishes like Potato Salad with Sausages (aka. Wieners). The perfect dish to make (in my option) when you have already enough to do with decorating and the whole gift wrapping and stuff like that. Right? ;)
Potato salad for Christmas Eve has a very long tradition in my family. My mom taught me this recipe and it’s been a staple for the holidays ever since. It’s really all you need actually. A simple salad, sausages, and some (hot) alcohol like mulled wine. I am not the biggest fan of the whole Christmas Moo Moo Sharoo, but potato salad and wieners – I’m in! ;P
Ok, we tried other dishes for Christmas Eve… but to be honest – none of them were as good. Of course, the food was not bad, but there is so much to do on the 24th – adding the preparation of an extensive dinner to that day – not my cup of tea ;) I rather drink more mulled wine and have a good old plain dinner and then gifts under the Christmas tree… The salad can be done in the morning right after getting up, then you go to the Christmas market, drink 1-2-3 mulled wines and in the evening you are already done with 99% of the work ;P
The salad is not only great for Christmas, of course! We have the same salad for every(!) bbq party or whenever nobody is in the mood to really cook on a hot summer day. Make a large pot and you can eat for 2-3 days ;P
Just as a side note: If you take a look at the recipe, you’ll notice that I use an ingredient that many food bloggers do not really like to use: Maggi seasoning. I know. It’s a typical “convenience food” seasoning, probably not the best ingredients you can think of… but it is necessary for this potato salad. Because my mom uses it. And I love how she makes it. Also, I was born in the city where they produced Maggi ;P
Anyway. Maggi is crucial here. In my opinion. If you can’t get it – use soy sauce instead. You will not get the “perfect” salat but it will probably be not too bad ;P Just kidding!
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(4-5 servings)
35 oz. (1 kg) mainly waxy potatoes
1 small red onion, finely chopped
5 fl. oz. (150ml) warm vegetable broth
4 tbsp. olive oil
3-4 tbsp. white wine vinegar
some Maggi seasoning* or soy sauce
salt, pepper
8-10 wieners (1 pair per person)
hot mustard for serving
(4-5 Portionen)
1 kg Kartoffeln (vorwiegend festkochend)
1 kleine rote Zwiebel, fein gehackt
150ml warme Gemüsebrühe
4 EL Olivenöl
3-4 EL Weißweinessig
etwas Maggi Würze* oder Sojasoße
Salz, Pfeffer
8-10 Wiener (1 Paar pro Person)
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Clean the potatoes and boil them in salted water until done – depending on the size of the potatoes this can take 20-30 minutes. Drain the potatoes and rinse them with cold water.
2. Peel the potatoes while they are still hot, slice them and add to a bowl. Peel and finely dice the onion and add to the bowl with the potatoes. Add the warm veggie broth, oil, and vinegar, and mix everything. Season to taste with Maggi* or some soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Give the salad some time to develop its flavors and let it sit (covered) at room temperature for at least 2 hours. Mix every now and then. Season more, if necessary, before serving.
3. For the sausages, bring a pot of water to a boil, then lower the temperature and let the sausages warm up in the hot (not boiling) water for about 10 minutes. Serve together with the potato salad and some mustard. Store leftover salad (up to 2 days) in the fridge.
1. Die Kartoffeln säubern und dann in genügend Salzwasser gar kochen – je nach Größe der Kartoffeln kann das 20-30 Minuten dauern. Die Kartoffeln abschütten und mit kaltem Wasser abschrecken.
2. Die noch heißen Kartoffeln schälen, in Scheiben schneiden und in eine Schüssel geben. Die Zwiebel schälen, fein würfeln und zu den Kartoffeln dazugeben. Warme Gemüsebrühe, Öl und Essig dazugeben und alles vermengen. Nach Belieben mit Maggi* oder etwas Sojasoße, Salz und Pfeffer würzen. Den Salat abgedeckt bei Zimmertemperatur mindestens 2 Stunden ziehen lassen – zwischendurch immer wieder einmal durchmischen. Vor dem Servieren noch einmal abschmecken und ggf. nachwürzen.
3. Für die Würstchen einen Topf mit Wasser aufkochen lassen, dann die Temperatur runterregeln und die Würstchen im heißen (nicht kochenden) Wasser ziehen lassen. Zusammen mit dem Kartoffelsalat und mittelscharfem Senf servieren. Reste im Kühlschrank (max. 2 Tage) lagern.
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German Potato Salad with Wieners
- Prep Time: 00:20
- Cook Time: 00:30
- Total Time: 03:00
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Cuisine: Germany
Description
A classic German dish for Christmas: warm potato salad with wieners – the perfect easy meal before you open your gifts on Chrismas eve.
Ingredients
35 oz. (1 kg) mainly waxy potatoes
1 small red onion, finely chopped
5 fl. oz. (150ml) warm vegetable broth
4 tbsp. olive oil
3–4 tbsp. white wine vinegar
some Maggi seasoning* or soy sauce
salt, pepper
8–10 wieners (1 pair per person)
hot mustard for serving
Instructions
1. Clean the potatoes and boil them in salted water until done – depending on the size of the potatoes this can take 20-30 minutes. Drain the potatoes and rinse them with cold water.
2. Peel the potatoes while they are still hot, slice them and add to a bowl. Peel and finely dice the onion and add to the bowl with the potatoes. Add the warm veggie broth, oil, and vinegar, and mix everything. Season to taste with Maggi* or some soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Give the salad some time to develop its flavors and let it sit (covered) at room temperature for at least 2 hours. Mix every now and then. Season more, if necessary, before serving.
3. For the sausages, bring a pot of water to a boil, then lower the temperature and let the sausages warm up in the hot (not boiling) water for about 10 minutes. Serve together with the potato salad and some mustard. Store leftover salad (up to 2 days) in the fridge.
Notes
Enjoy cooking!
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