Egg and Gribenes Spread

Ingredients

• 8 servings pepper black freshly ground
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper 
• 1 small celery stalks diced
• 4 large eggs 
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce 
• 8 servings kosher salt 
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon minced for at least 5 minutes
• 0.5  onion diced spanish finely
• 1 tablespoons schmaltz 

Equipment

• food processor
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• pressure cooker
• meat grinder

Directions

1. In a small saucepan, cover the eggs with 1 inch/3 centimeters of water and bring the water to a boil over high heat. As soon as the water reaches a full boil, cover the pan and take it off the heat.
2. Let the eggs sit in the covered pan, off the heat, for 12 to 15 minutes, then remove them from the water. (Or, if you have a pressure cooker, steam them for 7 minutes, then chill; these are invariably easier to peel.) Run the eggs under cold water, or transfer them to an ice bath, till they're thoroughly chilled. Peel the eggs.
3. Meanwhile, in a separate small saucepan over medium heat, saute half the onion in 1 teaspoon schmaltz till translucent. It's a good idea to give them a pinch of salt as you do this, don't be shy.
4. Transfer the onions to a plate and allow to cool slightly.
5. Combine all the ingredients except the celery and gribenes and do any of the following: put them through a meat grinder fitted with a medium or small die; coarsely chop them in a food processor; chop by hand and finish by mashing to a pleasing consistency with a fork. Then fold in the celery and the gribenes.
6. Reprinted with permission from The Book of Schmaltz: A Love Song to a Forgotten Fat by Michael Ruhlman, © 2012