One pot. Simmer the meat, stir in the base mix, cool and portion. Complete and balanced to AAFCO Adult Maintenance when made as written, with the daily feeding guide below.
Calculated values for the recipe as made, before cooking losses. Meat weights are raw.
| Ingredient | 1,000 g batch | 1 lb of meat | 5 lb batch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground beef, 85% lean / 15% fat, raw | 282 g | 1 lb (454 g) | 5 lb (2.27 kg) |
| Beef liver, raw | 54 g | 3.1 oz (87 g) | 15.5 oz (435 g) |
| WellyChef Easy Simmer base mix | 168 g | 9.5 oz (271 g) | 2.98 lb (1.355 kg) |
| Water | 496 g | 3 7/8 cups (918 g) | 19 1/2 cups (4.49 kg) |
| Makes | 1,000 g | 3.54 lb (6.8 cups) (1610 g) | 17.73 lb (34.1 cups) (8.05 kg) |
Use weight, not volume, for meat and base mix. 1 US cup of water is 237 g. The 1 lb and 5 lb columns are the same recipe scaled to whole packages of meat.
Simmer the meat in the recipe water: grocery-store meat is sold to be cooked, and the broth carries the nutrients into the base mix.
Grams of the made food per day for an adult dog. Start in the range, then adjust to keep an ideal body condition. Split into two meals.
| Adult dog weight | Less active under 1 hr/day | More active 1–3 hr/day, high intensity |
|---|---|---|
| Small and medium breeds | ||
| 5–10 lb (2.3–4.5 kg) | 157 – 262 | 215 – 359 |
| 11–20 lb (5–9.1 kg) | 284 – 445 | 389 – 609 |
| 21–30 lb (9.5–13.6 kg) | 460 – 601 | 629 – 823 |
| 31–40 lb (14–18.1 kg) | 615 – 745 | 841 – 1,020 |
| 41–60 lb (18.6–27.2 kg) | 761 – 1,011 | 1,041 – 1,384 |
| Large breeds | ||
| 61–80 lb (27.7–36.3 kg) | 1,025 – 1,256 | 1,403 – 1,719 |
| 81–100 lb (36.7–45.4 kg) | 1,266 – 1,485 | 1,733 – 2,032 |
| 101–120 lb (45.8–54.4 kg) | 1,495 – 1,701 | 2,046 – 2,328 |
Feeding 50% or 25% of the day as this recipe with the rest kibble? Use the same share of the grams above.
| Calories | 1,119 kcal ME/kg |
| Moisture | 73.1% |
| Crude protein | 8.0% |
| Crude fat | 6.3% |
| Crude fibre | 1.8% |
| Ash | 2.1% |
| Calcium | 0.28% |
| Phosphorus | 0.20% |
| Sodium | 0.08% |
| Calcium : phosphorus | 1.38 : 1 |
| Omega-6 : omega-3 | 1.39 : 1 |
Calculated from the recipe as written; values do not account for cooking losses. Full method and standards on the page for veterinarians.
Follow the meat specification. Each Easy Simmer recipe sets its own base-mix dose for its meat. Swapping a different meat into the same grams changes calcium, phosphorus, zinc, iron and copper, so use the recipe written for the meat you buy.
Transition over a week. Days 1–2: 25% new food. Days 3–4: 50%. Days 5–6: 75%. Day 7: all new. Hold a stage an extra day if stools soften. The switching guide has the details.
Kitchen food safety. Wash hands, utensils and surfaces that touched raw meat before they touch anything else. Refrigerate or freeze within an hour of cooking. Thaw in the refrigerator.