German Potato Salad

German Potato Salad

4–5     hard boiled eggs, peeled (cubed small)

4–5     (1½ lb.) red potatoes, boiled and peeled

1         pkg  carrots, par-boiled, peeled, cubed

1         cucumber, peeled, seeded, cubed

1         lb.  med. shrimp, approx. 25-30, shelled & cleaned, boiled, cut in halves

2-3     T. white vinegar

1½      T. sugar

          Sho Shing wine (Chinese rice wine)

          salt, garlic powder to taste       

Boil eggs, potatoes and carrots.  Peel, cube, mix together.  Peel, seed and cube cucumbers.  Add 2-3 T. white vinegar, dash salt, and sugar to cucumbers.  Mix and put into refrigerator overnight.

Shell and devein shrimp.  Put shrimp in boiling water.  Add dash of salt, little Sho Shing wine, dash of garlic powder.  Remove shrimp when done.  Cut each shrimp in half.  Add to potato mixture.

Right before serving, remove excess liquid from cucumber.  Add cucumber to mixture.  Add Best Foods mayo to mixture, approx 4-5 dollops.

Contributed by Karen J Woo