How Long to Boil Potatoes For Potato Salad? With Tasty Recipe
This is an incredibly quick and easy basic creamy potato salad. It is very versatile and you can effortlessly adjust the flavors of the recipe. You can also add some other ingredients, spices, and herbs.
Ingredients
- 8-10 medium potatoes, cubed into 1-inch blocks
- 2 tsp fine salt
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
- 1-2 cups diced bacon, cooked
- 2 red onions
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp white grape vinegar
- 4 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 8 Pickles
Instructions
Boil your potatoes
- To start, place your cubed potatoes into cold water with two teaspoons of salt. Place them over medium-high heat and boil the potato cubes for 10-15 minutes.
- Test the doneness of the potatoes before removing them from the heat.
- Once finished, drain them from the hot water. Plunge them into some ice water to stop the cooking process.
- Allow them to cool completely, then drain them from the water. Leave the potatoes to dry a bit at room temperature.
Boil the eggs
- While the potatoes are cooking and cooling, you can also boil your eggs. Place a pot of water on high heat and bring it to a rolling boil.
- Add your eggs and reduce the heat slightly. Allow the eggs to simmer for about 7-9 minutes.
- Once the time has elapsed, plunge the eggs into cold water.
- After they are cooled, peel them. Mash the eggs with a fork to create a smoother egg mixture.
Prepare the rest of the salad
- While your potatoes and eggs are boiling, cook your diced bacon until it is crispy. Remove the bacon from the heat and set it aside to cool.
- You can make your potato salad dressing by whisking together the mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper.
- To assemble your creamy potato salad, make sure that all the elements are cold. Then, fold together the cooked potatoes, mashed eggs, cooked bacon, red onion slices, pickels and dressing.
- Serve the potato salad chilled. It can last up to 3 days inside the fridge.
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