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Dog Porridge

Translation by Halla Seppälä. Adapted from and with permission from the Rovaseudun Pystykorvakerho ry: A derivative of a popular Finnish recipe of home-made dog food ”Yrjölän puuro” [trans. Finnish: “Yrjölä’s Porridge”] developed during the 1950s by J.A.U Yrjölä, a judge, a former Chairman of Finnish Kennel Club’s Board of Directors and a chairman of Suomen Rottweileryhdistys ry.

Prep 00:15
Cook 00:02

Ingredients

  • 1 litre of water
  • 1 ts of salt
  • 1 dL of powdered milk
  • ½ dL short-grain rice (eg. sushi rice, Arborio, or Nordic pudding rice)
  • ½ dl whole pearl barley
  • ½ dL whole millet groats
  • ½ dL whole buckwheat groats (eg. kasha)
  • 300 – 500 g ground pork and beef
  • 2 — 3 carrots, grated

Instructions

  1. 1
    Grease the baking pan with margarine
  2. 2
    Add a litre of water to the pan
  3. 3
    Add salt and powdered milk
  4. 4
    Add rice, grains, ground meat and grated carrots
  5. 5
    Mix the ingredients in the pan
  6. 6
    Place the pan in the oven and bake at 200°C for 1 ½ to 2 hours
  7. 7
    Cool the porridge and place them aside in containers as single-serving portions
  8. 8
    Freeze for later
  9. Conversions

  10. 9
    1 L is 10 dL, 4.2 US cups or 34 fl. oz
  11. 10
    1 dL is 100 mL, 0.42 US cup or 3.4 fl. oz
  12. 11
    100 g is 3.5 oz
  13. 12
    200°C is 392°F
Category
Entree/Main
Method
Baking
Cuisine
European

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