Tuesday, January 10, 2012

German Hot Potato Salad

German Hot Potato Salad


2 lbs Potatoes
salt
4-6 oz Bacon-more if you like
1 onion

1 tbs Butter                                                               
Beef broth
4 tbs vinegar/4 tbs oil
salt/pepper
parsley  




Cook potatoes in saltwater until done. Peel, slice and add to big bowl.
Dice bacon and onions. Heat butter in frying pan; add bacon and onions; fry for few minutes or until onions are glazed; pour bacon and onions over potatoes; add hot beef broth, oil and vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste. Might need to add extra beef broth and/or vinegar to taste. Last add chopped parsley.

Red Onion Jam

Red Onion Jam
 
 
3 red onions, halved and thinly sliced                                                 
1C. Red Wine
1Tsp. Sherry Vinegar 
3/4 C. brown sugar
Salt& Pepper to taste                                                      

 
 

 

Heat a little oil in a sauce pot over medium heat.  Add the onions and sweat until tender and translucent.  Deglaze with red wine and reduce the wine by half.  Add the sherry vinegar and brown sugar.  Cook down to jam consistency.
     




Recipes

   
Poppy Seed Cake

3C. flour                               
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder                                                              
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. milk
2 1/4 c. sugar                                                                             
1 1/8 c.oil
1 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
1 1/2 tsp. butter flavoring                                                                 
1 1/2 tsp.vanilla
1 1/2 tsp almond flavoring

Mix all ingredients with mixer.  Pour into greased and floured bundt cake pan.
Cook at 350 for 1 1/2 hours (convection 60 minutes)
Cool 5 minutes and pour frosting over cake while in pan. Cool additional 5 minutes then remove from pan.

Frosting:
1 sm. can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 c. sugar
1/2tsp. almond flavoring
1/2 tsp. butter flavoring
1/2 tsp. vanilla.