How to Make Homemade Bone Broth (Rich, Nourishing & Easy!) #bonebroth #fromscratch, by Project Whim on YouTube. 1 min 31 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 31 s
- Time to do it
- 12 to 24 hours (about 15 minut
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Save the carcass from a rotisserie chicken along with onion skins, carrot peels and celery ends. Keep them in a bag in the freezer until you have enough to fill your pot.
Put the carcass and vegetable scraps into a slow cooker or large pot. Add chicken feet too if you have them, since they give the broth extra body.
Add your aromatics: onion, carrots, celery, mushrooms, garlic, ginger, bay leaf, parsley stems, rosemary and thyme. Use what you have rather than buying everything.
Pour in a splash of apple cider vinegar. The acid helps draw nutrients out of the bones during the long cook.
Cover everything with cold water so it sits about 2 inches above the ingredients. Cold water gives a clearer broth than hot.
Cook on low for 10 to 24 hours. Keep it at a bare simmer, not a rolling boil, and skim off any grey foam in the first hour.
Pour the finished broth through a fine mesh strainer into a large bowl. Discard the spent bones and vegetables, which have given up their flavour.
Chill the bowl in the fridge overnight. In the morning, lift the solid fat cap off the top with a spoon and throw it away or keep it for cooking.
Transfer the broth into smaller containers and freeze, or use it straight away. Leave a little headspace in each container so it can expand as it freezes.
Tips and common mistakes
Cool the broth quickly and get it into the fridge within 2 hours so it stays food safe.
Use broth kept in the fridge within about 4 days, and reheat it to a rolling boil before eating.
A longer cook makes a darker, stronger broth, so taste it at 10 hours and keep going if you want more depth.
Don't add salt during cooking, since the broth reduces and can turn salty fast.
Questions
Can I make this bone broth in a slow cooker?
Yes, a slow cooker is ideal because you can leave it on low overnight without watching it. A large pot on the lowest hob setting works too if you check the water level now and then.
How long does homemade bone broth keep?
About 4 days in the fridge, or up to 3 months in the freezer in sealed containers. Freeze in smaller portions so you only thaw what you need.
Do I have to use apple cider vinegar?
It is optional but worth adding. Any mild acid helps pull minerals from the bones, and the amount is too small to taste in the finished broth.
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