It’s the season for bone broth! It’s one of our favorite winter time recipes. Nourishing and healing to the body from the inside-out. The longer your cook this bone broth the more concentrated it will be. You can sip this restorative bone broth on it’s own as a meal or use it for cooking in place of water. It’s hearty, healthy and regenerative. Use organic, grass fed, free-range ingredients.
Makes 6+ Servings
Ingredients
- 4 pounds organic beef bones (marrow and knuckle bones)
- 3 medium unpeeled carrots, coarsely chopped
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 3-4 celery stalks, coarsely chopped
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp black peppercorns
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (ACV)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- A dash of Himalayan sea salt when serving
- water (natural spring water is best; or filtered water)
- 6-qt. (or larger) slow cooker (crock pot)
Preheat a skillet, with a tbsp of coconut oil. Add carrots, onion and celery to skillet. Saute until golden brown. Add a tiny amount of hot water if vegetables become too dry.
Add the beef bones, bay leaves, peppercorns, and ACV to the slow cooker. The ACV is an essential ingredient to draw out the minerals from the bones. Once vegetables are golden brown, add them to the slow cooker. Fill slow cooker to the top with natural spring water. Cover and turn on medium heat for 12 hours. Decrease to low heat for the remainder of the time. Total cook time is 48 hours. Add more water to slow cooker as needed as the liquid becomes concentrated, making sure all contents are submerged.
Once bone broth is complete, let it cool. Strain bone broth with a fine-mesh sieve, and discard (or compost) bones and vegetables. Use wide mouth glass mason jars to bottle and store the bone broth. Let jars sit out to cool down until you hear them seal. Once sealed, place all jars in refrigerator.
When ready to use your bone broth, discard or save the top layer of solidified fat for cooking. Heat broth on low heat, add a pinch of Himalayan sea salt for taste and enjoy.
Freeze in ice-cube trays if needed.
Photo and Recipe Credit: Epicurious Beef Bone Broth.
