Got a bunch of leftover potatoes and don't know what to do with them? Our tip: put the potatoes in. We present two particularly tasteful variants that you can easily imitate.

Potatoes can be pickled as a potato salad with mayonnaise

Recipe #1 for pickling potatoes

You need:

  • 5 kg of potatoes
  • sea-salt
  • water
  • mason jars
  • cooking pots

How to proceed:

  1. Cook the potatoes as usual.
  2. Peel the boiled potatoes.
  3. If necessary, cut the potatoes into smaller pieces.
  4. Place the prepared potatoes in a clean saucepan.
  5. Fill the pot with water.
  6. Lightly salt the water.
  7. Cook the whole thing for about 15 minutes.
  8. Meanwhile, fill another saucepan with several liters of water.
  9. Again, lightly salt this water.
  10. Boil the salted water - it will become the broth.
  11. After the 15 minutes, divide the potatoes into the sterile mason jars. Make sure that there is a distance of about three centimeters from the edge of the glass.
  12. Fill the jars with the hot liquid - so that the potatoes are completely covered.
  13. Close the jars tightly.
  14. Then boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker (bain-marie) for 90 minutes at 100 degrees Celsius.
  15. Take out the jars and let them cool down.
  16. Store the pickled potatoes in the refrigerator and use them within six months.

Recipe #2 for pickling potatoes

You need:

  • 20 small boiled potatoes
  • 1 jar of mayonnaise
  • 2 cups of low-fat yoghurt, 150 g each
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • sea-salt
  • pepper
  • any herbs (such as parsley and dill)
  • key

How to proceed:

  1. Cook the potatoes as usual.
  2. Peel the potatoes.
  3. Place all remaining ingredients in a bowl (regarding sea salt, pepper, and herbs, it's best to adjust the amount to your liking and taste).
  4. Mix the seasoning mixture carefully.
  5. Add the peeled potatoes to the sauce.
  6. Stir in the potatoes.
  7. Cover the bowl with a lid or cloth.
  8. Leave it in the fridge for at least 12 hours.

Important: Potatoes pickled this way should be eaten within a few days (they don't keep much longer, mainly due to the perishable ingredients such as yoghurt and mayonnaise).

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