Chopped Liver (sulsum Sine Sulso)

Serves:

Ingredients:

1/2 lb Chicken livers
3/4 c Olive oil
Salt and pepper

Method:

1) Heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil in a frying pan and gently saute the chicken livers for 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until cooked through.
2) Remove the cooked livers, place in a mixing bowl, and mash well with a fork (or use a blender).
Add another 1/4 cup of the oil, salt and pepper to taste, and mix well with the liver.
3) Place the chopped liver in a serving dish and shape it into the likeness of a fish.
Pour the remaining 1/4 cup oil on top of the fish.
Serve.
NOTE: Liquamen (recipe posted earlier) may be used in addition to or in place of the salt.
Apicius' recipe calls for a fish mold; if you have a fish-shaped gelatin mold, you could not be more authentic.
If it is a large one, however, you may have to double the recipe.