Mile End Chopped Liver

• 6 cups of chopped onions 
• 1 cup schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) 
• 2 pounds chicken livers 
• 1 sprig of fresh thyme 
• 2 fresh bay leaves 
• 2 1/2 teaspoons of quatre-epices (equal parts white peppercorns, ginger, cloves and cinnamon, ground together in a coffee or spice blender)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons of quatre-epices (equal parts white peppercorns, ginger, cloves and cinnamon, ground together in a coffee or spice blender) 
• 9 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled and coarsely chopped 
• 6 to 7 scallions sliced into thin rings 
• 6 teaspoons kosher salt 
• 2 to 3 large pinches of pepper 

For serving 

• Pickled shallots 
• Minced chives 
• Rendered chicken skin pieces 
• Sieved egg (a peeled hard-boiled egg pressed through the coarse holes of a box grate or zester)