How to Make Dog Food With Chicken Skin

Chicken Skin in my food = unhealthy. Chicken Skin dog food additive = Shiny coat and healthy skin for my dog, Rascal.
When cooking chicken I try to be healthy by removing the chicken skin before cooking. That raw chicken skin can easily be made into an additive for your dogs dry food.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Raw Chicken Skin
• Heavy Bottom frying pan
• 1 cup water
• Food processor or blender
• ice cube trays
• freezer storage bags

1. 
    
   Skin and excess fat from 6 lbs of chicken thighs

   Remove skin from raw chicken and place in a heavy bottom frying pan or sauce pan (with lid). Add one cup of water.

2. 
    
   After 3 hours of simmering

   Heat gently, covered, for about 3 hours. DO NOT BOIL ! Check every 30 minutes or so to make sure there is always some water in the pan. Remove from heat and let cool completely.

3. 
    
   After whirring in the food processor

   Put skin and browned bits from pan into a food processor or blender. Whirr until a smooth paste about the consistency of yogurt. Add more water if it seems too dry.

4. 
    
   Chicken Skin in top tray, liquid and fat in the bottom tray

   Put into an ice cube tray and freeze until solid. Transfer to plastic Freezer bags making sure the cubes are only one layer and don't touch each other very much. Freeze for up to 2 months.

5. 
    
   One layer of "ice cubes" makes it easy to grab one or two at a time

   To feed your dog, heat 1/4 cup water and 1 or 2 "chicken skin ice cubes" for about 1 minute in the microwave. Add high quality dry dog food and let stand. Do not stir so that some of the kibble bits stay dry.

6. 
    
   Kibble in the liquid, some out to keep it crunchy for healthy teeth.

   Let food cool completely and then stir to mix the moistened kibble and the dry kibble.

7. 
    
   Happy Dog !!!

   Put into your Dog's dish and watch the mutt start lickin' his chops!

Tips & Warnings

• My 70 lb dog gets two cubes in his breakfast about 4 times per week.
• Increase or decrease the serving size according to your dog's weight.
• I use an indestrucible bowl for my dog dish, it's the "pasta bowl" size.
• The family eats out of the Sandstone color ones and the dogs' is White - no chance for mix up.
• You dog will expect Gourmet breakfast every day

[tropicana]

on 5/24/2009 Fantastic Recipe!