Friday, July 30, 2010

Do you have a Brooklyn Deli Potato Salad Recipe?

Many (%26gt;30) years ago, my family used to buy potato salad at Otto's Deli in Brooklyn. It was wonderful. Not sweet, no eggs, white and creamy,with onions and with very thinly-sliced potatoes (not square chunks).





I have never been able to reproduce it and would really like a recipe.Do you have a Brooklyn Deli Potato Salad Recipe?
Two hints that may help you. delis have slicers and they use them for alll sorts of things like eggplant, tomatos and potatos. You can hand cut your potatoes into thin slices. Then marinate the potatoes in white or white wine vinegar to which you've added your diced onions , salt and pepper. Allow the potatos to sit in this mixture for awhile before you add your mayo. Don't use Miracle Whip it is sweet. On the East Coast they probably used Hellman's mayo. marinating the onions takes away that sharp sulfuric bite. You are ';cooking'; the onions with the acid from the vinegar. The extra vinegar will cut the sweetness also.

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