Recipe - Vegetarian Chopped Liver

2 cup (dried; not reconstituted)
TVP*
6 Dried Anchos or New Mexico
chile or some combination
of the two
2 Dried Chipotles; optional,
if you want smokey flavor
One half teaspoon Coriander seeds
3 Whole cloves
One half teaspoon Pepercorns
One half teaspoon Oregano
One fourth teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 small Piece cinnamon; about
1/3" x 3/4"
8 Cloves garlic; peeled and
crushed
2 teaspoon Paprika
2 teaspoon Salt
One fourth cup Vinegar
One half cup Red wine
Three fourths cup Water or stock
One fourth cup Oil or more

* TVP = Textured Vegetable Protein, check your local health food stores.

Toast chiles in wok/cast iron skillet until they start to smell roasted.
Make sure you don't burn them. Open them and discard seeds and membrane.
Cool.

Toast the whole seeds and cinammon on low in wok/skillet till you smell the
roasted smell and cumin is a few shades darker. Do not burn them. Cool
down.

Put everything except TVP and liquids into a spice mill and grind. You
will probably have to do it in batches. (You may use a blender also, but
then add the liquid before blending.)

Put TVP in a container. Add spice mixture and liquid and pressed garlic.
Stir. (If TVP isn't fully reconstituted after 20 minutesuse your
intuitionadd some stock, stir, wait another 10 min, and check again.) Add
oil.

Stir. Cover well, and stick in your fridge for about 2 days. Really do
this. The flavors need to blend. You might want to stir it once or twice a
day.

For one serving suggestion, mix with boiled , cubed potatoes.

Variations: Please experiment with the proportions of the spices. Adjust
the wine/vinegar/water ratios if you'd like, but keep the liquid total at 1
One half cups. Also, using crumbled tempeh or ground seitan instead of tvp would
also be intresting.

jonathan kandell, tucson, jkandell@ccit.arizona.edu

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