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chicken bone broth recipe

Simple Bone Broth Recipe

If you have never had soup simmered with homemade broth you are surely missing out. With this simple bone broth recipe, your cooking will be even better than before.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2-4 pounds bones beef or chicken
  • 4-6 quarts filtered water
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • vegetables or vegetable scraps optional

Equipment

  • Instant Pot, slow cooker or stovetop pot
  • Strainer
  • Jars for storing

Method
 

  1. Place bones (2-4 pounds), water (4-6 quarts), salt (1 tbsp), apple cider vinegar (2 tbsp) and vegetables into either an Instant Pot, slow cooker or stovetop pot.
  2. If using the Instant Pot set to the Soup/Broth function for 4 hours. Allow a natural release when time is finished. If using the slow cooker or stovetop pot, simmer on low temp for 12-24 hours.
  3. Once the cook time has finished, allow the broth to cool for 1-2 hours. Then strain into a large bowl or pot and ladle into jars or another airtight container. Store in the fridge.

Notes

  • Bone broth is good for 5-7 days in the fridge. Be sure to store in the freezer if not using within that time frame.
  • Use broth in place of water for things like rice or boiling potatoes.