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Setup
Utensils
Foods
Seasonings
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Setup
Utensils: Chef's Knife, Meat Cleaver, Ladle
Foods: Cabbage, Broccoli, Carrot, Chicken Leg Quarter
Seasonings: Garlic Powder, Italian Herbs
* Prepare in advance some chicken broth with herbs and refrigerate
until ready to use. I use a 6-quart pressure cooker and cook 2 or 3
chicken legs on low heat at pressure for about 2 hours with Italian Herb
Seasonings added. This makes a delicious chicken / herb broth and has
enough servings for 6-12 dinners.
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Setup
Gather utensils, foods & seasonings.
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1st Prep - Stage 1
Slice Vegetables
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Food
Preparation - Stage 1 - First Step
With a Chef's Knife slice one stalk of Broccoli in thin strips after removing
the crowns and placing them aside. Then slice one Carrot in thin strips
and 1/8th head of Cabbage.
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Food Preparation - Stage 1, Step 1
Slice carrots, broccoli &
cabbage.
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2nd Prep - Stage 1
Dice sliced Broccoli
Dice sliced Carrot
Add to baking dish
Season to Taste
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Food
Preparation - Stage 1 - Second Step
Dice Broccoli stem slices and Carrot slices and place in microwave
safe baking dish. You may sprinkle lightly with 1/8 teaspoon of garlic
powder and 1 teaspoon of Italian Herb Seasonings (no salt).
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Food Preparation - Stage 1, Step 2
Dice carrots & broccoli
stems, chop cabbage.
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Steaming - Stage 1
Dish in Microwave
Cover Dish
Microwave on High for 4 - 7 1/2 minutes
Remove & set aside
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Precooking - Steaming Vegetables - Stage 1
Place dish in microwave and cover. Microwave on high for
anywhere from 4 to 7 1/2 minutes - depending on how crisp or tender you
desire the vegetables to be. For this 1st stage you should not need to
add water unless the vegetables are somewhat dry - in that case add 1
tablespoon of water. Remove the dish from the microwave and allow to cool
briefly.
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Steaming - Stage 1
Microwave steam diced carrots
& broccoli stems for 7 1/2 minutes.
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Food Prep - Stage 2
Dice sliced Cabbage
Add Cabbage to dish
Add Broccoli crowns
Mix Vegetables
Add Chicken Broth
Season to Taste
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Food
Preparation - Stage 2
While the vegetables are being steamed in the previous step, dice
the sliced cabbage and set aside. After removing the baking dish
from the microwave and allowing it briefly to cool - add the diced cabbage to
the cooked vegetables. Add in the Broccoli crowns, breaking them up
into smaller pieces and mix well by hand. Bring out your previously
prepared chicken / herb broth and add 2-4 ladles full to the vegetable
dish. Again sprinkle the dish with a light dusting of Garlic Powder
(1/4 teaspoon this time should be fine) and a generous amount of Italian Herb
Seasonings (1 tablespoon). Italian Herbs add fantastic trace vitamins and
minerals to the dish and also give a garden fresh aroma and taste which my
dogs love!
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Food Preparation - Stage 2
Mix together pre-steamed diced
carrots & broccoli stems with chopped cabbage and sliced broccoli
tops. Add some chicken broth (prepared in advance and refrigerated) and
season with Italian herbs and garlic powder to taste.
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Steaming - Stage 2
Dish in Microwave
Cover Dish
Microwave on High for 4 to 7 1/2 minutes
Remove Dish
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Cooking - Steaming Vegetables - Stage 2
Place covered baking dish in microwave and cook on high for 4 to 7
1/2 minutes depending again on how crisp or tender you desire the vegetables
to be. Despite some popular beliefs - lightly steamed / cooked
vegetables are actually more nutritious than raw vegetables since light
cooking actually makes it easier for a dog's short digestive tract to absorb
more nutrients from these foods than from raw vegetables. Cooking does
indeed destroy many vitamins and other trace minerals - but only when the
foods are overcooked or cooked at temperatures which are too high or for periods
that are too long. Steaming (and thus microwaving) are much less
damaging to food products like vegetables than cooking with radiant heat or
broiling.
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Steaming - Stage 2
Microwave steam diced carrots
& broccoli stems, chopped cabbage & sliced broccoli tops for 7 1/2
minutes.
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Food Prep - Stage 3
Get Chicken Leg
On Cutting Board chop the leg into bite sized pieces with the Meat Cleaver
Season to Taste
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Food
Preparation - Stage 3
While vegetables are cooking in the previous step remove one
Chicken Leg Quarter from the refrigerator. Using a Meat Cleaver chop
the Meat serving into small bit sized pieces. Sprinkle Meat pieces
lightly with Italian Herbs.
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Food Preparation - Stage 3
While vegetables are steaming,
cut / dice the chicken leg quarter and lightly coat with Italian herbs
(excellent for trace minerals and vitamins).
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Food Prep - Final
Add chopped Chicken Leg pieces to hot
vegetable dish and cover for 10 minutes to flavor the meat
Now refrigerate or continue to cool dish until contents are no longer
too hot to eat
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Food
Preparation - Final Stage
Remove steamed vegetables from the microwave oven. While the dish
is still hot add the seasoned / chopped Chicken Leg Quarter pieces. Cover the
dish and allow to sit for 10 minutes to cool. This does not actually
cook the meat, but does allow the steam from the vegetables to aid in
flavoring the meat with the herbs that were sprinkled on the meat pieces in
the previous step. You may refrigerate the dish at this time or wait
until the dish has cooled sufficiently to be served to your pet.
Before serving test the temperature of the dish. If the outside of the
dish is too hot to touch - let it cool longer. Once the dish is cool
enough to handle remove the cover and stick your finger into the food - if
the temperature is too hot to be comfortable for your finger then it is too
hot for your pet to eat, cool it a little longer before serving.
SAFETY FIRST ALWAYS!
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Food Preparation - Final Stage
Remove steamed vegetables from
microwave and add sliced / diced chicken leg quarter and let set for 10
minutes. This step helps to lightly steam the herb flavors into the
meat without actually cooking the meat. The dinner may now be refrigerated
for later use or served immediately - but make certain the meal is not too
hot for sensitive doggie mouths.
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Serving & Clean Up
Place properly cooled food into dog dish.
THOROUGHLY CLEAN ALL DISHES, UTENSILS, AND
FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. STORE FOODS IN CLEAN SAFE AREAS AT PROPER
TEMPERATURES. ONLY BUY FOODS FROM QUALITY, RELIABLE FOOD VENDORS!
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Serving & Clean Up
Place cool dish contents into serving dish. Use warm soapy
water to clean all dishes and utensils. You may add a small amount of
bleach to ensure good disinfecting of these items since they may have come in
contact with the raw meat. Clean all affected counter surfaces with
dish water and then rinse the same surfaces with mild bleach water to again
disinfect the area. One of the most important factors in feeding raw
meats is how these foods are purchased, stored and handled and how thoroughly
the preparation area, dishes and utensils are cleaned afterwards.
BE SAFE AND ALWAYS DISINFECT - MAKE CERTAIN YOU WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE AND
AFTER HANDLING ALL FOODS! STORE FOODS AT SAFE TEMPERATURES IN A CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT! ALWAYS PURCHASE FOODS WHICH ARE REASONABLY FRESH AND OF
GOOD QUALITY FROM RELIABLE AND WELL KNOWN FOOD VENDORS!
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Serving & Clean Up
Use warm soapy dish water to
clean all utensils (may add bleach to the dish water to ensure good
disinfecting of utensils when raw meats were used). Clean all surfaces
that came in contact with the raw meat with properly prepared bleach water to
disinfect.
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Dinner is
Served!
Bon Appetite, Puppy!
Fine dining is not just for the rich and famous
Courtesy of Ron Conley & Family
Feel free to copy as you like, but please
give credit where credit is due.
Brought to you by:
Natasha's
Cancer Fight Newsletter web site
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Dinner is
Served!
Bon Appetite, Puppy! We hope you
enjoy this delicious, nutritious and easy to prepare dinner in luxury.
Who says that fine dining is only for the rich and famous?
Brought to you by Ron Conley & Family and Natasha's
Cancer Fight Newsletter web site.
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Dinner is Served!
Bon Appetite, Puppy! Enjoy this
delicious and nutritious doggie dinner.
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