Chicken Bone Broth

Bone broth is a staple any time of year, but especially as cooler weather becomes the norm. It’s great as a base for soups, a liquid to thin almost any dish or sauce, or enjoy by itself in a mug. Many people enjoy bone broth every day in one form or another. It’s a great way to provide nutrition and stretch your dollars on your food budget. And, who isn’t interested in that!!

Bone broth provides several amino acids, but mostly proline and glycine. Silicon and sulfur are nutrients that can be helpful as well. And, of course bone broth is known for its collagen!

You can save your bones in the freezer until you feel you have enough. Roast a whole chicken and save the bones. Or order bones from your store’s meat department or even better, get them from your local farmer, hopefully grass-fed.

You can slow cook them in a slow cooker/crockpot or simmer on the stovetop. Whatever works best for you. You can add seasonings as you taste according to what suits you.

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Chicken Bone Broth

This broth recipe can be adjusted for beef or just vegetable broth

Course: Soup

Keyword: Easy,

Author: Mary Schurr

Equipment

• 1 Slower cooker

Ingredients

• water, preferably filtered Enough to cover chicken
• chicken bones, organic if possible
• 1-3 carrots, medium Roughly chopped
• 1-3 celery ribs Roughly chopped
• 1 onion, medium Quartered
• 1-3 garlic, cloves halved
• 1 parsley, handful
• 1-2 bay leaf, optional
• 1-2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar, organic if possible

Instructions

• Add most of the vegetables, except the parsley to the slow cooker, but save a few pieces for the top.
• Add the chicken bones.
• Add remaining vegetables and bay leaves if using, except for parsley.
• Add the water to cover the bones and vegetables.
• Add the vinegar.
• cover, cook on low for around 8-12 hours.
• add the parsley during the last few minutes of cooking.
• turn off, skim the top as needed, let cool a bit, remove the vegetables and chicken.
• strain the broth and store in glass containers or jars.

Notes

Bone broth is a wonderful base for soups, additions to other dishes, or just to sip in a cup. It can be made without the vegetables with just vinegar added, but the vegetables do add nice flavor and some nutrition. If you can find chicken feet to use instead of the chicken bones it will add more gelatin  and collagen to your broth. 

You can add seasonings towards the end if you like. Salt, pepper, and any others to your taste. If I’m adding the broth to a dish that will be seasoned, then I often wait until them to adjust seasonings.

You can use a slow cooker or if you have time you can cook in a pot on the stove slowly as done years ago.

Either way, enjoy! Broth is good food!