Don't throw away your veggie peelings
"On cooked meal days, I boil vegetable trimmings to add to my dogs' main meals, but when I have peelings from root veg like potatoes, parsnips, carrots, and beetroot, they get the special treatment — deep-fried into delicious, crunchy crisps!" - Bev Cobley
Before you bin those vegetable peelings, stop! Veggie peelings from carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes and beetroot are packed with nutrients like fibre, vitamins and antioxidants that are great for your dog's digestion, skin and coat.
Cooked in a high-heat resistant oil like coconut oil, olive oil (keep the temperature below 190°C/350°F), or traditional lard, these treats become delicious, crispy bites that dogs adore. I had three dogs in my house when cooking these, and they all went mad for them!
Equipment
- 1 Pot for the oil
- 1 Slotted spoon for removal from the pot
- 1 Kitchen towel for draining
Ingredients
- Vegetable peelings Carrot, parsnip, sweet potato, and beetroot work best. Avoid onion
Instructions
- Wash the vegetables thoroughly. Pat the peelings completely dry with paper towels—any moisture will cause the oil to splatter
- Heat a pot of oil to 180°C (350°F). The oil is ready when a small piece of potato sizzles immediately
- Fry the peelings in batches for 2–3 minutes, or until they are golden brown and crisp. Do not overcrowd the pot
- Remove the crisps with a slotted spoon and drain them on kitchen paper. Allow them to cool completely before giving them to your dog—they will continue to crisp up as they cool!
- Give to your lucky dog as a special, crunchy treat
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!