Ingredients
1 from: irwin solomon jjgf65a
GEHKTE LEBER
1 lb chicken livers
1 large onion,finely chopped
1/4 cup schmaltz (chicken fat)
3 hard boiled eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 fresh ground pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 deg. Wash and drain the chicken livers. Remove
all fat and any discolored spots. If you find one with a green area,
which is the gall, throw it away. It would make everything taste
bitter. Arrange the livers on a foil lined baking sheet and bake for
30 minutes at 375 deg. While livers are baking, saute the onions in
the schmaltz (chicken fat) until very brown. Peel the eggs and chop
them coarsely. Place in a bowl of food processor,or blender.Add the
livers,the sauteed onions,salt and pepper.Pulse the machine until
everything is ground and mixed together. Serve as an appetizer on a
bed of lettuce with chopped onion. AN Aside: For real down home
chopped liver,the whole process should be done in a wooden bowl, with
single bladed chopping knife.
Servings: 6 servings
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