Kartoffelsalat (German Potato Salad)

Ingredients

• •12 medium potatoes
• •12 bacon strips
• •1-1/2 cups chopped onion
• •1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• •1/4 cup granulated sugar
• •1 Tablespoon salt
• •1 teaspoon celery seed
• •1 teaspoon ground mustard
• •A pinch of pepper
• •1-1/2 cups water
• •3/4 cup vinegar
• •Chopped fresh parsley

Directions

1. 1In a saucepan, cook the potatoes until they’re barely tender and then drain them.
2. 2Peel and slice the potatoes into a large bowl and set it aside.
3. 3In a skillet, cook the bacon until it’s crisp.
4. 4Remove the bacon to paper towels and discard all but 1/3 cup of the drippings.
5. 5Sautee the onion and drippings until they’re tender.
6. 6Stir in the next six ingredients.
7. 7Gradually stir in the water and vinegar; bringing them to a boil, while stirring constantly.
8. 8Cook and stir 2 more minutes.
9. 9Pour this mixture over the potatoes.
10. 10Crumble the bacon and gently stir it into the potatoes.
11. 11Sprinkle with parsley.