Simple Bone Broth Recipe
Bone broth has been used, all over the world, as a cure for many ailments: sore throat, colds, the flu, arthritis, and even infertility. It has become popular to drink bone broth and it really is worth all the hype. It is rich in collagen and the amino acid glycine. These nutrients are not as easily found in our diets because they are found in higher amounts in bones and skin. The standard American diet promotes boneless skinless meats which leaves us lacking in key nutrients like collagen and glycine. This is where bone broth comes in handy, it is an easy way to add nutrients to our diet that will help to fight sickness, help our bodies to heal, and promote overall health.
Along with drinking bone broth, you can use it as a replacement for any other liquid in recipes. I use it to cook rice and quinoa, add it to sauces and dips, as the base to soups, and even add it to smoothies. It really is so simple to make and making it yourself helps to save money and prevent food waste.
How to Use Bone Broth
Bone broth is one of the most versatile ingredients I have in my kitchen. You can use it in so many recipes or just drink it on it’s own. I love to use it when someone is sick. I will drink it myself to keep up my immunity or serve it to my son when he has a cold or fever. It is a great natural remedy. I also like to sneak it into recipes, like in a bone broth hot chocolate. If you don’t love the taste but want to benefit from all the nutrients bone broth hot chocolate is a great way to start incorporating it into your diet. Lastly, I use it to cook rice, quinoa, grits or as a base for soups. I love to add it to my creamy chicken soup to increase nutrients and flavor. If the recipe calls for water it’s pretty safe to say you could swap for bone broth instead.
Ingredients
Pasture raised chicken bones or grass-fed beef bones
I purchase local meat and I like to save all of the bones. I store the bones in a large storage bag in the freezer and then when I am ready to make bone broth, I pull them out. I have found that any bones will work but my favorite way to make bone broth is after I have made a roasted chicken.
Organic vegetables
Adding vegetables to your bone broth will add minerals to it, so I believe this is an important step. I like to add carrots, celery, onions and garlic.
High quality sea salt
I use Redmond’s Real Salt, because of it’s mineral content. It contains over 60 trace minerals
Storage
Once the bone broth is finished cooking, I strain it and place into glass mason jars. Once it has fully cooked, I storage the jars in the freezer. When I am ready to use one I set it out on the counter to thaw. It’t that simple.
Simple Bone Broth
Ingredients
- 1 pasture raised chicken carcass
- 2 large organic carrots
- 2 organic celery stalks
- 1 large organic yellow onion, cut in half
- 3 organic garlic cloves, cut in half
- 3 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
- Filtered water
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash and cut veggies if needed.
- Place all ingredients into a large stock pot and cover with filtered water, going over about an inch.
- Allow to sit for about 30 minutes. Then bring to a bowl. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 6-8 hours.
- Once finished, drain and pour into glass mason jars.
- Allow to fully cool and store in the freezer until needed.