PA Dutch Hot Bacon Dressing

[paintlady]

perkins restaurant used to have a salad with this kind of dressing that was delish. found this recipe in our local newspaper in the cooking corner. sounds yummy...but...calories galore!!!

PA DUTCH HOT BACON DRESSING
This is one of the "sweet/sour" recipes that the PA Dutch are known for. This dressing can be used on dandelion, endive, iceberg lettuce or as a dressing to make German style potato salad.

1/2 lb Bacon (cooked and crumbled)

1 Egg (beaten)

2/3 Cup Sugar

2 Tbsp. Flour

2/3 Cup Water

2/3 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar

1/4 tsp. Salt

1/4 tsp. Black Pepper

3 Hard Boiled Eggs (sliced)

Dandelion, Endive or any Lettuce

Cook the bacon in a 10-inch nonstick skillet. Remove bacon from skillet when cooked and set aside. Do not discard bacon fat. You will be using it to complete the cooked dressing.

In a medium bowl, combine the egg, sugar, flour, water, vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix well and add to skillet with bacon fat. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 4 to 5 minutes or until dressing thickens and is hot and bubbly. Crumble bacon and add to skillet. Mix well.

Clean and tear the greens into a large bowl. Place sliced egg over the top. Pour hot dressing over greens and toss to coat. (We always ate this, with the dandelion, served over top of boiled potatoes) Serves: 4

Please note: This dressing can be used to make German Potato Salad as well. Just substitute 3 pounds of cooked, diced potatoes for the greens. Dice the hard boiled eggs and add 1 stalk of celery, diced and 1 small onion, diced and you have another awesome PA Dutch recipe.


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[aponderer]

My ex called this (when used with leaf lettuce) "wilted lettuce."  When I was in graduate school in Ann Arbor, we'd go to the farmer's market on Sat. mornings and get a variety of leaf lettuces to make wilted lettuce with lunch.

I haven't been there since there was a change of ownership, but the Roosevelt Tavern in York used to serve a spinach salad with hot bacon dressing.  It was great.  That's the only salad I ever ordered there.

[shutout]

Hickory Bridge in Orrtana has this I believe. Nice place, good food.

[Deleted]

Mmmmm I love German potato salad!!