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How to Make Chopped Liver – Jewish Comfort Food

04/11/2020 by The Mama Maven

For the major Jewish holiday dinners in my family, chopped (chicken) liver is always on our table. While I usually don’t partake, it’s a must-have at our holiday meal. Usually my mother-in-law or my mother will make it or they’ll buy it ready made. But in the time of a pandemic, where stores were less stocked than usual, my husband decided that we’d make it because he was able to find chicken livers at our local supermarket. I asked a good friend on Facebook for her recipe, but decided to go with my mother-in-law’s recipe because my husband really wanted his mother’s chopped liver. And being a good spouse, I wanted to make that happen for him. So we decided to try to make it from scratch. Chopped Liver is totally Jewish comfort food. And right now we all need some comfort.

Chopped Liver Recipe | The Mama Maven Blog

You’ll need chicken livers, some chicken fat (or oil), onions, and two hard boiled eggs. If you buy a container of chicken livers, there should be chicken fat already in there (we also used some olive oil).

What You’ll Need:

1 pound chicken livers
2 Tablespoons chicken fat or oil
2 onions, diced (I chopped them in my Cuisinart Food Processor)
2 hard boiled eggs ( I made this ahead of time in my Instant Pot)

Instructions:

Make your hard boiled eggs – I use the 5-5-5 method in my Instant Pot.
Wash the chicken livers, remove any colored spots or stringy material and drain.
Heat two tablespoons of fat or oil in a frying pan (this is like the one I use).
Brown the onions first. Remove and set aside.

Onions on a plate


Cook the chicken livers in the same pan for about ten minutes or until they are cooked throughly. Note: This isn’t going to look pretty.

Sauteeing Chicken Livers

Then remove from pan and let them cool.
In your food processor add the cooked chicken livers, onions, remaining fan in the pan, plus salt and pepper. Chop.

Then add the peeled, hard boiled eggs (I dice these first). Chop more and then add more salt and pepper if you want. Refrigerate and then serve with your holiday meal.

Chopped Liver in Food Processor

Serve!

Chopped Liver - Jewish Comfort Food | The Mama Maven Blog
Chopped Liver - Jewish Comfort Food | The Mama Maven Blog

Chopped (Chicken) Liver – Jewish Comfort Food

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Chicken livers
  • 2 tbsp Chicken fat or oil
  • 2 Onions, diced (I chopped them in my Cuisinart Food Processor)
  • 2 Hard boiled eggs ( I made this ahead of time in my Instant Pot)

Instructions
 

  • Make your hard boiled eggs – I use the 5-5-5 method in my Instant Pot.
  • Wash the chicken livers, remove any colored spots or stringy material and drain.
  • Heat two tablespoons of fat or oil in a frying pan (this is like the one I use).
  • Brown the onions first. Remove and set aside.
  • Cook the chicken livers in the same pan for about ten minutes or until they are cooked throughly.
  • Then remove from pan and let them cool. Add cooked chicken livers, onions, remaining fan in the pan, plus salt and pepper. Chop in your food processor.
  • Then add the peeled, hard boiled eggs (I dice these first).
  • Chop more and then add more salt and pepper if you want.
  • Refrigerate and then serve with your holiday meal.
Keyword liver, chicken liver recipe, jewish holiday food, jewish comfort food, comfort food

Products used

Stainless Steel Frying Pan https://amzn.to/2Vi4yVh

Instant Pot https://amzn.to/2xn6eVg

Cuisinart Food Processor — I have the classic one and I’ve lost most of the accessories, but it’s a workhorse and will last and last. https://amzn.to/39YfKvv

More Jewish Holiday Recipes:

The Jewish Holidays Dinner Cheatsheet: Get Your Holiday Meal On The Table in Less Than 3 Hours | The Mama Maven Blog

https://www.themamamaven.com/the-jewish-holidays-dinner-cheatsheet-get-the-holiday-meal-on-the-table-in-less-than-3-hours/

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  1. rhonda houck says

    08/07/2022 at 6:40 PM

    I remember my grandpop making this well before the invention of electrical appliances. Always delicious!!!

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  2. Nancy Bird says

    05/14/2021 at 8:13 AM

    I grew up with this and LOVE it! Thanks for the recipe, and the memories!

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