Description
This ancestral bone broth recipe is incredibly hearty and delicious and can be made with under 10 minutes of hands-on work. Filled with collagen and amino acids, this broth is also incredibl affordable and waste-preventative.
Ingredients
Scale
- Chicken Bones (Entire carcass including wings and spine. If you can get a whole chicken including the head, this produces a lot of gelatin! Chicken feet are loaded with gelatin also. Some oriental grocery stores carry them or you can ask a local butcher if they have any. Using a free-range, organic chicken will produce the best, most nutritive broth that gels. That said, I have used many rotisserie chicken from Publix or even chicken wings from Wing Night.)
- 8–10 cups Cold filtered water
- 2 TBS Apple Cider Vinegar (organic, raw)
- 1 Onion
- 2–3 Carrots + peels
- 2–3 stalks Celery
- 2–3 TBS Parsley
Instructions
Prepare Broth
- Place 2-3 pounds of chicken bones (whole skelaton, wings, drum sticks, chicken feet, gizzards) in a large crockpot.
- Roughly peel an onion and chop in half. Peel 4-5 carrots and add peels and carrots to the pot. Break several celery stalks in half and place in pot.
- Cover bones + veggies with filtered water. Add about 2 TBS of apple cider vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
Cook Broth
- Turn the crockpot on low and cook for 24 hours.
- After 24 hours, strain bones and veggies out of broth with cheese cloth or a sieve.
- Add chopped parsley or other herbs if desired.
Storage:
- Once your broth is ready, store it in mason jars or glass jars for easy access.
- Freeze in ice cube trays for convenient portioning, and use as a base for soups, stews, or simply enjoy a warm cup on its own.
Notes
Stove Top:
Bring all ingredients to a boil in a pot on the stove top. Once boiling, use a spoon to skim the top of the broth. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 6-24 hours.
Pressure Cooker:
Place all ingredients in the pressure cooker and cook on high for 3 hours. Check the bones to make sure they are soft and falling apart. If they are, the broth is done.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 hours
- Category: beverage, dinner, lunch, supper
- Cuisine: healthy