Gruibensalat (Crackling Salad)
1 kg Potatoes, boiled in their -jackets and peeled (a Generous 2 lbs) 1 lg Onion, sliced 125 g Lard (1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp) 100 g Cracklings (3 1/2 oz) 1/2 tb Pepper 1 tb (level) sal...
Ingredients
- 1kg potatoes, boiled in their
- 125g lard (1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp)
- 100g cracklings (3 1/2 oz)
- 1/2tbsp pepper
- 1tbsp (level) salt
Directions
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1 kg Potatoes, boiled in their -jackets and peeled (a Generous 2 lbs) 1 lg Onion, sliced 125 g Lard (1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp) 100 g Cracklings (
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Slice the potatoes while still hot, and mix in the sliced onion
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Add the liquid and seasoning
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Meanwhile, heat the cracklings in the lard, and when very hot, pour over the potato salad, and lightly stir in
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In olden times, this was eaten with a slice of rye bread
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Today, one could serve it with something like an endive (escarole) salad
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From: D'SCHWAEBISCH' KUCHE' by Aegidius Kolb and Leonhard Lidel, Allgaeuer Zeitungsverlag, Kempten
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Translation/Conversion: Karin Brewer) Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 8/92