Beef Crunchies

kelso · 08-31-2008, 05:54 AM

I have made these several times..they are easy and the best part is they smell DELICIOUS as you make them. Reminds me of pot roast or something as fall is coming up soon

also, they are all beef, which is good, and less expensive to make than what you would buy at a pet store for equal quality. You can also mess around with what kind of meat you use, I use lean stew meat like the recipe says, so low in fat for the dogs to. I also use more than 1 lb of meat to make more sometimes.

I saw the original recipe in "Cooking for Your Dog" by Ingeborg Pils, but found an identical one here from http://recipes4gourmetdogs.com/?p=32

quote from site above "BEEF CRUNCHIES

1 pound lean stewing beef

Dice the meat into half-inch cubes. Cover a boking sheet with baking parchement and place the cubes of meat on it, close together. Put into a cold oven and heat to 300 degrees F. Cook the meat in the oven for 1 hour.

Reduce the oven temperature to 210 degrees F and prop open the oven door to allow the moisture to escape. Dry the cubes of meat in the oven for a further 2 hours.

Allow the beef crunchies to dry overnight at room temperature.

The crunchies will keep for up to a year in an airtight container in the fridge - If your dog will allow" end quote

Hope your dogs like them as ours do!

midnight804 · 08-31-2008, 10:16 AM

thats a good one! thanks. I'll try tonight.

Prinzsalpha · 09-02-2008, 08:36 AM

My dogs would be spoiled by these and not accept any others. LOL. Could be trouble for me.
Sounds like they would LOVE these.

ArmyGSD · 04-30-2009, 08:22 AM

So essentially they are beef jerky cubes?

kelso · 05-01-2009, 03:06 AM

uh, maybe? I am not sure how beef jerky is made?!!! lol

Probably cheaper than buying at the store though...but maybe not.

anyway, pretty easy and all you need is to buy some stew meat... more fun than buying at the store..and you get to know everything that goes into it..which is just the meat

Try it

ArmyGSD · 05-01-2009, 05:53 AM

I planned on it, but I think I would marinade it first to allow a stronger flavor as it dries.

chrissyho · 10-09-2009, 06:48 PM

What should we use to marinade it? shouldn't salt right?

kelso · 10-09-2009, 09:32 PM

I do not marinate it at all, just use the meat.
If you are using lean stew meat...trust me when you smell the house while it is cooking you do not need marinade! Yum! Especially in the fall when it is chilly outside.

Make sure to cook it on parchment paper like mentioned in the recipe so it dries out.

kelso · 09-14-2010, 03:43 AM

Great fall treat! Will be making them soon

Taylor · 09-14-2010, 11:05 AM

wow, what an easy treat!! Will be making these this weekend...

08-31-2008, 05:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
kelso Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 6,281	Beef Crunchies I have made these several times..they are easy and the best part is they smell DELICIOUS as you make them. Reminds me of pot roast or something as fall is coming up soon also, they are all beef, which is good, and less expensive to make than what you would buy at a pet store for equal quality. You can also mess around with what kind of meat you use, I use lean stew meat like the recipe says, so low in fat for the dogs to. I also use more than 1 lb of meat to make more sometimes. I saw the original recipe in "Cooking for Your Dog" by Ingeborg Pils, but found an identical one here from http://recipes4gourmetdogs.com/?p=32 quote from site above "BEEF CRUNCHIES 1 pound lean stewing beef Dice the meat into half-inch cubes. Cover a boking sheet with baking parchement and place the cubes of meat on it, close together. Put into a cold oven and heat to 300 degrees F. Cook the meat in the oven for 1 hour. Reduce the oven temperature to 210 degrees F and prop open the oven door to allow the moisture to escape. Dry the cubes of meat in the oven for a further 2 hours. Allow the beef crunchies to dry overnight at room temperature. The crunchies will keep for up to a year in an airtight container in the fridge - If your dog will allow" end quote Hope your dogs like them as ours do! __________________ -Steph GSD's Allie, gotcha 7/2007 Forever our angels Meeka, b. 10/31/94-11/25/06 Kelso, b. 9/3/2006-2/09/12

08-31-2008, 10:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
midnight804 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: central va Posts: 411	Re: Beef Crunchies thats a good one! thanks. I'll try tonight. __________________ "...I learned that for people who are called nomads they can actually get pretty angry." Sarah Silverman on Mongolians "We can judge the heart of man by his treatment of animals" Immanuel Kant

09-02-2008, 08:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Prinzsalpha Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 4,988	Re: Beef Crunchies My dogs would be spoiled by these and not accept any others. LOL. Could be trouble for me. Sounds like they would LOVE these. __________________ Human owner to: Prinz-Gsd Ava-Border Collie-Rescue Travis-Ragamuffin Barnaby-Holland Lop Maureen White Paws GSD Rescue In-Take Coordinator http://www.whitepawsgsr.com

04-30-2009, 08:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
ArmyGSD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 221	Re: Beef Crunchies So essentially they are beef jerky cubes? __________________ Death before dismount Zeus~~ March 23 2009 At the Bridge Sampson (GSD)~~ March 1995 ~~ March 2009 JAX (ACD / LAB)~~ Nov 2009 ~~ March 2009

05-01-2009, 03:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
kelso Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 6,281	Re: Beef Crunchies uh, maybe? I am not sure how beef jerky is made?!!! lol Probably cheaper than buying at the store though...but maybe not. anyway, pretty easy and all you need is to buy some stew meat... more fun than buying at the store..and you get to know everything that goes into it..which is just the meat Try it __________________ -Steph GSD's Allie, gotcha 7/2007 Forever our angels Meeka, b. 10/31/94-11/25/06 Kelso, b. 9/3/2006-2/09/12

05-01-2009, 05:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
ArmyGSD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 221	Re: Beef Crunchies I planned on it, but I think I would marinade it first to allow a stronger flavor as it dries. __________________ Death before dismount Zeus~~ March 23 2009 At the Bridge Sampson (GSD)~~ March 1995 ~~ March 2009 JAX (ACD / LAB)~~ Nov 2009 ~~ March 2009

10-09-2009, 06:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
chrissyho Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 32	Re: Beef Crunchies What should we use to marinade it? shouldn't salt right?

10-09-2009, 09:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
kelso Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 6,281	Re: Beef Crunchies I do not marinate it at all, just use the meat. If you are using lean stew meat...trust me when you smell the house while it is cooking you do not need marinade! Yum! Especially in the fall when it is chilly outside. Make sure to cook it on parchment paper like mentioned in the recipe so it dries out. __________________ -Steph GSD's Allie, gotcha 7/2007 Forever our angels Meeka, b. 10/31/94-11/25/06 Kelso, b. 9/3/2006-2/09/12

09-14-2010, 03:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
kelso Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 6,281	Great fall treat! Will be making them soon __________________ -Steph GSD's Allie, gotcha 7/2007 Forever our angels Meeka, b. 10/31/94-11/25/06 Kelso, b. 9/3/2006-2/09/12

09-14-2010, 11:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
Taylor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 403	wow, what an easy treat!! Will be making these this weekend... __________________ Taylor Mommy of 5 little girls, Arwen-10/15/06-Blk/Tan GSD and Strider 03-23-10 Blk/Tan GSD

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