Originally, before the modern convenience of a food processor, chopped liver was traditionally either chopped by hand on a cutting board with a large knife, or sometimes was put through a special hand crank grinder. You can still do it that way, if you prefer. 

 

Remember, this is CHOPPED liver, and not a pate. You can “chop” it as much or as little as you want, but let’s remember the “chopped” in the chopped liver. We want some texture, not a totally smooth paste. A smooth paste would be a pate.

 The taste won’t change, though, so if you end up overdoing it, you won’t have lost much… ?

So be gentle with the food processor, and check it often, only pulsing a few times at once. It’ll be pasty, but not a smooth paste which would be classified as a pate, which is not what we are aiming for here ? 

 

Now…

Add onions & garlic with the schmaltz it was fried in, the livers, the rough chopped eggs, and the garlic powder plus a bit more salt to the food processor bowl. Add the mayonnaise and PULSE the food processor, checking every few seconds of “chopping” to make sure it’s not becoming too much of a mush, and turn the mixture over with a spatula if needed.

 

Once it’s all about evenly chopped, place your chopped liver into a dish to dip in. One common way of eating chopped liver is dipping matzo into the chopped liver, but, I find it so good, I just eat it right off the spoon! A GAPS diet option would be flax crackers. Or you might make a grain free or GAPS approved flat bread or crackers to spread it on, if desired.  This chopped liver is so amazing that in not long I find myself wishing I had made more! With that said, liver is a very highly nutrient dense food that is extremely satisfying, and one of the healthiest foods.

 

The chopped liver should be chilled in the fridge for a couple of hours before serving. 

*Nourishing Plot is written by Becky Plotner, ND, traditional naturopath, CGP, D.PSc. who sees clients in Rossville, Georgia. She works as a Certified GAPS Practitioner who sees clients in her office, Skype and phone. She has been published in Wise Traditions, spoken at two Weston A. Price Conferences, Certified GAPS Practitioner Trainings, has been on many radio shows, television shows and writes for Nourishing Plot. Since her son was delivered from the effects of autism (Asperger’s syndrome), ADHD, bipolar disorder/manic depression, hypoglycemia and dyslexia, through food, she continued her education specializing in Leaky Gut and parasitology through Duke University, finishing with distinction. She is a Chapter Leader for The Weston A. Price Foundation. becky.nourishingplot@hotmail.com

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