Americans are famous for their love of fast food.food, recognized as unhealthy food by almost all nations, except for the Americans themselves. And we, not knowing the limits in worshiping everything foreign, are still trying to taste various McDonald's things. However, we are not talking about fast food at all, but quite the opposite, about one of the healthiest dishes of traditional New World cuisine - potato salad. This recipe is actually traditional and unusually popular with Americans. American potato salad is mentioned in many Hollywood blockbusters, but especially often - in classic American literature. And modern fast food lovers note that this salad creates a nostalgic mood, making you remember the times of childhood and youth. The salad is really wonderful (at least compared to all sorts of Big Macs, fatty fried potatoes and snacks). Only fresh vegetables and boiled potatoes - much healthier and more useful. However, this salad, like our (Soviet-Russian) Olivier, is known in many variations. Moreover, the author of each recipe claims to have inherited this recipe from a real American aunt (grandmother, friend, sister, etc.). Well, let's not dispute anyone's authorship, but simply choose a recipe to our taste. Especially since the basis of each salad option (as well as the principle of preparation) is the same.
Classic potato salad in American style
According to some sources, it is thisThe recipe was patented by the Americans in the seventies of the last century. The need for patenting arose after the invention of a method for freezing this dish for inclusion in the ration of American military personnel. Ingredients:
- Potatoes
- Eggs
- Onion
- Celery celery
- Sweet Bulgarian pepper
- Marinated hot pepper
- Pickled cucumber
- Mayonnaise
- Natural Apple Cider Vinegar
- Sweet mustard (Dijon type)
- Salt
- Black pepper
Preparation:Wash about six medium potatoes, boil them in their skins, cool them and peel them. Boil five or six eggs hard. Wash one or two celery stalks, peel and wash one sweet pepper. Take three or four pickled cucumbers and one hot pepper out of the jar. Dice all the ingredients (only dice!) and chop one onion. Put everything in a salad bowl, add a tablespoon of mustard, two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and a glass of mayonnaise. Salt and pepper to taste.
Traditional potato salad in American style
The most common salad recipe.This is what most American housewives prefer, which is why this version is also called homemade. It is clear that the fewer ingredients, the easier it is to prepare the salad. Try this simplified version, which retains the specific taste inherent in the classic American potato salad. Ingredients:
- Potatoes (3-4 pcs)
- Celery celery (1-2 pcs.)
- Fresh cucumber (1 piece)
- Eggs (4-5 pieces)
- Onion (1 pc.)
- Mustard (1 tbsp.)
- Mayonnaise (1 glass)
- Salt (to taste)
Preparation:Boil the potatoes (in their skins), cool and peel. Boil the eggs hard. Wash and dry the celery and cucumber. Peel the onion. Cut all the ingredients into cubes, season with salt, mustard and mayonnaise. Note: In the American version, this salad turns out almost liquid due to the large amount of mayonnaise. Therefore, if you are not used to such mayonnaise salads, just put less of it.
How and with what else are potato salad prepared in American style
Firstly, the difficulty for practicalThe use of this recipe is represented by petiole celery. Yes, in most large cities you can buy this miracle vegetable. But not always. And what about those who have never seen this very petiole celery? It can be replaced with chopped stalks (the thicker the stalks, the better) of leaf celery or celery seeds, which are sold as seasonings. If you have difficulty finding hot pickled peppers, then you can completely abandon them. Instead of regular onions, you can put red onions or green onions in this salad. And sweet American mustard can be replaced with our strong one, but you only need to put a little of it. There are recipes that recommend putting bacon, garlic, natural yogurt, canned tuna and other additives in this potato salad. But these are all fantasies of cooks or chefs. A real American salad is made from very simple products (simple for Americans), and its main ingredients are potatoes, eggs, celery, mustard and mayonnaise. So if you make a salad from only these products, you will still get a real salad. By the way, Americans themselves prefer to take red varieties of potatoes for their potato salad. They boil them in their skins or already peeled. Cut all the products for the salad only into cubes - no slices, rings or strips. And all the recommendations for baking potatoes in foil have nothing to do with the real recipe. Well, American housewives did not do this. It was much easier to just boil the potatoes. Although ... You can also bake them. Would you like to try? In short, run to the nearest supermarket for stalk celery, boil the potatoes and prepare the famous salad invented by the first settlers of the New World and to the taste of their descendants. Cook with pleasure! We advise you to read:
