DON’T THROW AWAY YOUR VEGGIE PEELINGS
Yeah I know, you’re thinking they’re not healthy, but veggie peelings are packed with nutrients. Cooked in a high heat resistant oil like , coconut oil, olive oil (temp must be below 190°C 350°F) or good old fashioned lard, these treats are delicious and I just couldn’t stop eating them myself! I had three dogs in my house when cooking them and they all just adored them. On cooked meal days we boil any vegetable trimmings and add to the dog food – nothing gets dumped in this house except onion rings. So we’re talking cauliflower, broccoli, root veggies and even neep skins get boiled as fillers. But for soft skin roots like potatoes, parsnips, carrots, beetroot etc…they get deep fried for dog treats!
INGREDIENTS
Vegetable peelings such as sweet potatoes, parsnips, carrots, beetroot etc, 1 pot of hot oil.
METHOD
So we’ve got some leftover potato, sweet potato and parsnip peelings that have been dried off in paper towels.
We’re heating up our oil nice and hot!
Fry in hot oil!
Just a few minutes later they are done and taste great! Dogs love these and so do I!
1. Another option for using peelings for our four legged furries:
I batch steam my veggies for human consumption (10mins or less maximum, I prefer slightly al dente) sweet potato, butternut squash, asparagus, carrots etc, then open freeze, bag up ’til the occasional handful for use needed. After steaming veggies for humans, I steam all the peelings, open freeze, bag up and keep in freezer ’til needed, then allow to defrost and add to our best friend’s feed as is. I’ve been feeding my various dogs a raw diet over the last 20yrs, they are so healthy for it.
2. To deep fry peelings for dogs I would use lard (pork fat, suet is beef fat). I don’t eat meat, (I do eat occasional fish) tho happy to handle raw meats for my dogs. The only oil I use is extra virgin olive oil for salads for humans, if I have a dog with a skin/coat problem I add a teaspoon of Udo’s Oil (essential fatty acids, Omega 3 etc) once a day, or every other day for a couple of weeks to their supper feed, it works very well.
Thank you Jamie for your excellent recipes, I’ve been making your Liver Biscuit recipe for several years, all my dogs over the years have loved it.
I’m going to give it a go in my acti-fryer, fingers crossed.
Did they cook OK in the actifryer?
I just used a pot of oil
Olive Oil turns carcinogenic when heated to high temperatures as for cooking. Rape Seed Oil is a safer option for dogs and humans alike. Thanks for the great recipes for dogs.
Hi, can these deep fried peelings be frozen. Loving you’re site.
was peeling potatoes and remembered seeing something about vegetable peels on here… so decided to give it ago. Dogs loved them but I think i loved it more 🙂 So very good! Didn’t have olive oil but vegetable oil worked just as well.
Thanks Jamie!
Hi Charlotte and thanks! Lol, yeah they are irresistible! Hope you are having a good new year and finding some time to yourself!