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Austrian Potatoes Recipes

7 recipes using potatoes — Wiener schnitzel, Tafelspitz, Kaiserschmarrn — refined Central European cooking.

These 7 austrian potatoes recipes are ready in about 70 minutes on average, with 220–720 kcal per serving, and 57% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.

recipes

70 min

average time

416 kcal

avg per serving

57%

easy recipes

How Austrian cuisine cooks with potatoes

Austrian cuisine — Wiener schnitzel, Tafelspitz, Kaiserschmarrn — refined Central European cooking — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Austrian cooks work with potatoes, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are boiling, simmering, caramelising and roasting.

The comforting carbohydrate that roasts, mashes, fries and bakes its way into cuisines worldwide. In this collection it's most often cooked with fine sea salt, onions, sweet paprika, caraway seeds, red wine vinegar and white wine vinegar. The dishes here span austrian classics ready in as little as 32 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.

7 Austrian Potatoes Recipes

Dinner

Erdäpfelgulasch

Austrian potato goulash with paprika, onions and frankfurt sausages — a hearty Viennese meatless weeknight dish.

⏱ 60 min🔥 420 kcalEasy

✨ NewDinner

Wienerschnitzel

Austria's most famous veal cutlet — pounded thin, breaded, fried in butter, served with lemon and parsley potatoes.

⏱ 32 min🔥 720 kcalMedium

✨ NewSalads

Austrian Erdäpfelsalat (Warm Potato Salad with Vinegar Dressing)

Thinly sliced warm potatoes dressed in a tangy broth, vinegar and mustard dressing, the classic Austrian companion to schnitzel.

⏱ 40 min🔥 220 kcalEasy

✨ NewDessert

Austrian Marillenknödel (Fresh Apricot Dumplings)

Whole fresh apricots wrapped in a soft potato or quark dough, boiled, then rolled in buttery cinnamon breadcrumbs.

⏱ 55 min🔥 380 kcalMedium

✨ NewSalads

Austrian Potato Salad with Vinegar and Chives (Erdäpfelsalat)

Warm sliced potatoes dressed in a tangy vinegar and mustard dressing with chives — Austria's classic no-mayonnaise potato salad, erdäpfelsalat.

⏱ 40 min🔥 230 kcalEasy

✨ NewDinner

Austrian Paprika Vegetable Bake

Roasted peppers, onion and potatoes baked with a warm paprika and caraway seasoning — a hearty Austrian vegetable side dish.

⏱ 55 min🔥 220 kcalEasy

✨ NewDinner

Austrian Christmas Goose Plate with Turmeric-Golden Potatoes

A festive Austrian roast goose plate with red cabbage and crisp turmeric-golden roasted potatoes.

⏱ 210 min🔥 720 kcalHard

Choosing & preparing potatoes

How to choose

Match the type to the dish: floury/starchy potatoes (Maris Piper, russet) for fluffy mash and crisp roasts; waxy ones for salads and gratins that need to hold their shape. Avoid green or sprouting tubers.

Prep & storage

Store cool and dark, never in the fridge. Parboiling then roughing up the edges gives the crunchiest roast potatoes; soaking cut chips removes surface starch for crisper frying.

Nutrition

A filling source of potassium, vitamin C and resistant starch — most of the fibre and nutrients sit just under the skin.

Classic flavour partners: butter, rosemary, garlic, cheese, chives, black pepper

Austrian Potatoes Recipes — FAQ

How long do Austrian potatoes recipes take to make?

Most of these 7 Austrian potatoes recipes are ready in around 70 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Wienerschnitzel, takes about 32 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 210 minutes.

How many calories are in Austrian potatoes dishes?

Across this collection they range from about 220 to 720 kcal per serving, averaging 416 kcal — Austrian Erdäpfelsalat (Warm Potato Salad with Vinegar Dressing) is the lightest option at 220 kcal.

What is the easiest Austrian potatoes recipe for beginners?

Erdäpfelgulasch is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 60 minutes. 57% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.

What goes well with potatoes in Austrian cooking?

In these recipes, potatoes is most often paired with fine sea salt, onions, sweet paprika, caraway seeds, red wine vinegar and white wine vinegar. Austrian kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.