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Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten

Show: Barefoot Contessa

Episode: All Change

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Mile End Chopped Liver (04:23)

Total:: 35 min
Active:: 35 min

Yield:: 16 servings as appetizer

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

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)

Directions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Fry the onions in schmaltz, add the chicken livers, thyme and bay leaves and cook for 10 minutes, then let the mixture cool. Add the quatre-epices and eggs to the livers. Place the mixture in a food processor and process to a coarse consistency. Stir in the scallions and season with the salt and pepper.

Decant the chopped liver into a serving bowl and garnish with shallots, minced chives, rendered chicken skin pieces and grated hard-boiled egg.

This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional. It has not been tested for home use.

My Private Notes

Name: Mile End Chopped Liver
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H35M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H35M0.000S
Yield: 16 servings as appetizer
Ingredients: 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; 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)