A gently cooked, novel-protein dog food recipe made with venison, venison liver, venison kidney, quail breast, vegetables and pearl barley. This hearty one-pot meal is ideal for owners who want to batch cook using lean, highly digestible proteins with a slow-release carbohydrate source.
Method (one-pot slow cooker)
Rinse the 35g pearl barley under cold water.
Peel and dice the 200g sweet potato into small pieces.
Dice the 520g venison/game meat, 220g quail breast, 55g kidney and 55g liver.
Add the meat, organs, sweet potato and pearl barley to the slow cooker.
Add 135ml water.
Stir well.
Cook on LOW for 6–8 hours, or until the pearl barley is soft and the meat is fully cooked. You may need a little more water
Stir once during cooking if possible.
Once cooked, allow the food to cool fully.
Stir in the supplements and oils once the food has cooled, not while piping hot.
Add after cooking and cooling
Stir through:
7.25g eggshell calcium powder / approx 1½ tsp
6.2g hempseed oil / approx 1⅓ tsp
6 choline capsules
3.1g cod liver oil / approx ⅔ tsp
2g nutritional yeast / approx ¾ tsp
2g dried kelp / approx ⅔ tsp
1 vitamin E soft gel
1 zinc capsule
1 manganese tablet
1g Himalayan salt / approx ⅙ tsp
Will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days or portion up and freeze for up to 3 months
Ingredients - 1 make 1kg of food once cooked - approx 134 Kcals per 100g
Approx. 134kcals per 100g
Game meat mix - 740g (this is a mixed game mix)
Raw sweet potato 200g
Kidney — lamb or venison 50g
Liver — lamb or venison 50g
Pearl barley, dry weight 35g
Eggshell calcium powder7.25g / approx 1.5 tsp
Hempseed oil 7g / approx 1.5 tsp
Choline 350mg capsule 6 capsules crushed
Cod liver oil 3 capsules
Nutritional yeast2g / approx 1 tsp
Dried kelp powder 2g / approx ⅔ tsp
Vitamin E 180mg soft gel 1 soft gel
Zinc 22mg capsule1.5 capsule
Manganese 8mg tablet1 tablet
Himalayan salt 1g / approx ⅙ tsp or a generous pinch
Always practice good hygiene by washing lick mats, equipment and surfaces with hot soapy water.
Suitable for:
✔ Healthy adult dogs
✖ Not suitable for puppies, pregnant or lactating dogs, or dogs with medical conditions unless professionally adjusted
