Poochie Meat Cakes

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups brown rice 
• 4 large carrots grated
• 2 large celery stalks chopped
• 8  eggs 
• 6 pounds ground beef 
• 0.3 cup olive oil 
• 2 large potatoes grated
• 1.5 cups regular rolled oats 
• 1 dash salt 
• 3 cups water 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• aluminum foil
• ziploc bags
• muffin tray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease 36 cups of 3 large muffin tins.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the rice with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, uncovered, and cook 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, let cool several minutes, then fluff with a fork and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, carrots, celery, ground beef, and eggs.
5. Mix ingredients together using your hands or a sturdy spoon.
6. Add salt, olive oil, rolled oats, and rice; mix well.
7. Fill each muffin cup with some of the meat mixture, and pat down the to make it firm.
8. Bake 45 minutes, or until surface feels set. Cool on a rack 10 minutes or longer.
9. Remove the meat cakes by turning the muffin tin upside down over a sheet of aluminum foil. Tap each muffin cup to release the cake. Refrigerate or freeze in sealed plastic bags. NOTE: Do not feed to dogs while still hot.