Chicken and Bacon Choucroute with Potato Salad

Name: Chicken and Bacon Choucroute with Potato Salad
Ingredients: 3 lb. baby Yukon Gold potatoes; Kosher salt; 2 small shallots, finely chopped; ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil; ⅓ cup white wine vinegar; 3 Tbsp. Dijon mustard; 2 tsp. hot sauce; 1 tsp. honey; ¼ cup tarragon leaves; 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; 3 lb. skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (6–8); 8 oz. slab bacon, sliced ½ thick; 6 garlic cloves, lightly crushed; 2 large sprigs thyme; 1 tsp. juniper berries; 2 lb. sauerkraut (about 4 cups), rinsed, squeezed dry; 1 cup dry white wine; 2 lb. sausages, such as kielbasa and/or bratwurst