Bone Broth (Chicken or Beef)
A cup of broth a day keeps the doctor away! No for real, bone broth is loaded with essential nutrients and minerals that your body needs for essential daily functions (see Bone Broth Benefits blog for details). This recipe is wholesome, healthy, rich, and is something that can easily be made at home and stored in the freezer for later use.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 12 hour
- Total Time: 12.5 hours
Ingredients
- 2–3 Lb of bones (chicken or beef)
- Water
- Vegetables for flavor (optional)
- Carrots
- Celery
- White onion
- Ginger Root
- Salt + Pepper (be careful not to over-salt)
- 1 Lemon (juiced)
- 1/4 Cup of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)
Kitchen Utensils Needed:
- Cutting Board
- Chopping Knife Cutco Knife Set (I will preach that Cutco are the best knives until I die…. then my grandkids will inherit my knife set to use for the rest of their lives ;))
- Pressure/ Slow Cooker 7 Quart Slow-Cooker (I absolutely love mine)
- Freezer safe containers (if you choose to portion out some to have for later)
Instructions
- If you are choosing to use vegetables in your bone broth, you’ll need to wash and cut those and put in your cooker
- Toss in your 2-3 lbs of bones (it’s best to leave ligaments and marrow attached)
- Once all vegetables have been added, add the 1/4 cup of ACV, and fill remainder of cooker with water. Leave enough room at the top so pressure can build, about 1 1/2″ of room between water line and the lid
- Set on low (soup option if you have a pressure cooker), cover and cook for 12 hours
Notes
The best bones to use for bone broth include marrow bones, oxtail, meaty short ribs, knuckles or neck bones, and chicken feet (super rich in gelatin). If you can get from a local butcher even better! One cup a day is the optimal consumption rate, but a little is better than none so if you consume it at least a couple days versus none then you’re doing good.
This can last up to 7 days in the fridge but when frozen it can last up to 12 months! My advice would be to portion out what you want to consume that week and freeze the rest, you can always
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cup
Keywords: Bone Broth, Broth
