Homemade dry cat food with salmon
This homemade dry cat food recipe will be a perfect choice if your cat loves fish or other sea products.
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
- 430 g boiled salmon
- 150 g cornmeal
- 125 g fat-free dry milk
- 210 g soy flour
- 340 g whole wheat flour
- 115 g wheat germ
- 68 g brewer's yeast
- 15 ml vegetable oil
- 15 ml sesame oil
- 470 ml water
Instructions
- Boil salmon. Put it into a pot with boiling water, cover, and cook for about 5 minutes. After that, take it off the gas and leave it to cool.
- Prepare a baking sheet. If you are going to use a small one (46 by 33 cm or smaller), do your best to prepare two to have enough space for all kibbles. Cover sheets with parchment paper to get them ready for cooking. (There's no need to use butter or oil, as it will add extra fat to your cat's diet.)
- Prepare an oven. Preheat it to 350 F (177 C) and meanwhile get the dough ready.
- Whisk the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Put dry milk, soy flour, wheat germ, brewer's yeast, cornmeal, and whole wheat flour to one large bowl and mix them with a whisk or wooden spoon.
- Mash boiled salmon with oils in another bowl. Take salmon, sesame oil, and vegetable oil; put the ingredients to a small bowl; mash them with a fork. It's OK if the salmon is still in little bits after you've finished.
- Combine the dry ingredients with water. Take two cups of water, add them to that large bowl with dry ingredients, and use a spoon to turn them to a heavy and thick mass. Then, mix it by hand if necessary: You'll need to get a dough ball as a result.
- Add mashed salmon to the dough. Pour it over and mix with a spoon or by hand until you get the thick mixture. Don't add any more water to it: The dough should be rough.
- Roll it out and cut to kibbles. Put the ready-made dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll it out with a pin. Make it about 1⁄4 inch (0.64 cm) thick. Remove the papers and cut the dough into small squares, using a thin knife. These squares will become kibbles after backing, so make sure they are small enough for your cat to eat.
- Bake the kibbles. Put squares on the prepared baking sheets, place them to the preheated oven, and bake for 20-25 minutes. Flip them every 5-10 minutes to get all the sides browned, and take out the ready kibbles with a mitt or a towel to protect your hands.