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How To Make Your Own Bone Broth
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
12 hrs
Total Time
1 hr
 

Easy instructions on How To Make Your Own Bone Broth that you can drink or use in your cooking.  Known as nature’s botox or liquid spanx, you need to try it!

Course: bone broth
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bone broth, Homemade, How To
Servings: 30 servings
Calories: 69 kcal
Author: Berry Sweet Life
Ingredients
  • 1 pound (1/2 kg)

    beef marrow bones and 1 knuckle bone (if possible)

    , preferably grass fed
  • 1 pound (1/2 kg)

    meaty bones

    , preferably grass fed
  • 2 large carrots

    , whole
  • 2 sticks celery , sliced in half
  • 1 onion

    , peeled and sliced in half
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp

     ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp

    rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp cardamon
  • 1/2 tsp

    thyme
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/8 cup

    apple cider vinegar
  • 1 bunch fresh parsley

    , for the last hour of cooking
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.

  2. Place all the bones on a large baking tray or sheet pan and roast for 10 minutes or until browned.

  3. Place the bones in a large saucepan, crockpot or slow cooker with carrots, celery, onion, bay leaf, pepper, dried herbs and spices.

  4. Fill the saucepan with water, leaving at least 1 inch from the top. Add apple cider vinegar. If you are using a crockpot or slow cooker turn setting to low, if you are using the stove top, let the bones sit for one hour before bringing to a boil and quickly reducing to a simmer.

  5. Simmer broth for 12 - 24 hours. Check on the broth every now and then and top up with water when necessary.

  6. During the last hour of cooking, add the fresh parsley to the broth.

  7. Remove broth from heat, or switch off slow cooker and carefully take out the bones and veggies with thongs and discard. Pour the broth through a sieve into another pot or large bowl to cool.

  8. When the broth is cool, pour into mason jars or other containers with airtight lids and refrigerate. The broth will keep for 1 - 2 weeks in the fridge as long as there is a layer of fat on top.

  9. Freeze some broth in smaller freezer-friendly containers for use in soups and stews.

Recipe Notes
  • The longer the broth is cooked for, the more nutritious and flavoursome it will become.
  • Drink 1 - 2 cups of bone broth daily to reap the full health health benefits listed in the post above.
  • You can double the recipe if you have a really BIG saucepan or slow cooker.