How To Make Liver Jerky Dog Treats

For this tutorial, I chose to make jerky from goat liver. A 500 gram piece cost me $2.02, which is pretty cheap. You can use this method for any type of organ meat like kidneys, hearts etc. The actual preparation time for these treats was about 45 minutes, not counting the boiling and drying of the meat.

If you make the liver pieces small enough, this can be a suitable treat for cats.

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Step 1 Cutting The Liver

Cut the liver into 2 X 2 inch chunks, like in the second picture. Now is the time to preheat the oven to it’s lowest setting, which is usually 250F.

Comments

[tgurlacz]

Awesome 'ible! Our dog is addicted to Beggin Strips and this will be a healthier (and cheaper!) alternative. Thanks!

[Mr. E Meat]

I just made these for my dogs. They are like doggie crack! My dogs sat at the bottom of the stairs staring and whining at the dehydrator on the other side of the gate for hours! Thanks for the Instructable!

[cody j]

did you boil the liver first or put in the dehydrator without boiling. i have a food dehydrator and was wondering if i could skip the boiling.

[Doggie Stylish]

Awwww. So happy that your pups loved the treats :D

[RetroTechno]

What kind of shelf life do these have?

[Doggie Stylish]

As long as the treats are 100% dried, they can last for months.

[ppoolliiss]

My dog loves this!

[lemonie]

Is there a reason why you can't just dry the liver without boiling it first? I wouldn't know, I'm interested.

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[Doggie Stylish]

Boiling the liver cuts down on the drying time, the mess factor and makes the liver easier to cut into slivers. Boiling the liver cooks the meat juices so they won't end up gumming up your cookie sheet when you're drying it in them in the oven.