Easy Bone Broth Recipe
Instant Pot Method
This truly is a recipe that makes the most of what you have. All it takes is water, bones, and apple cider vinegar paired with some time to get a base for soups and stews with health-boosting nutrients like collagen, minerals, and amino acids. Talk about bang for your buck!
Easy Bone Broth Recipe
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours minimum
Yield: 8-12 cups
Ingredients
1 chicken carcass or 2-3 pounds beef bones
3 T apple cider vinegar
water (8-12 cups)
1 bay leaf (optional)
veggie scraps (optional)
Place bones in the Instant Pot. Pour apple cider vinegar over the bones, followed by water- just enough to cover the bones. Too much water will thin the broth, but we want that gelation.
Let sit 30 minutes.
Add bay leaf and veggie scraps (if using).
Put the lid on the Instant Pot and select MANUAL. Select PRESSURE to adjust to low pressure, then adjust the cook time to 240 minutes. Ensure the vent is in position to seal.
After the cooking cycle is complete, repeat the 240 minutes. If it sits on low before you are able to start it again, no worries! A longer cook time with broth is not a bad thing.
After the second cycle, release the pressure or let it release naturally. Allow to cool for a few minutes.
Ladle into glass jars through a strainer. Use within 3-5 days.
Instructions
Recipe Notes:
You can also cook broth on the stove top or in the slow cooker. Just know it will take more time to get all the goodness out of the bones and into the broth.
The apple cider vinegar provides enzymes and acidity to help break down the bones, which allows vitamins and minerals to be more effectively extracted. The enzymes cannot withstand the heat, so the rest period before cooking gives them time to do their work.
Too much broth? Freeze it in a silicon muffin pan and then pop into in the freezer for the perfect size to pull out later to add to a recipe.
Bone broth can be used for more than just soups and stews! Use it to make your own sauces and gravy, add it to the slow cooker with a roast or chicken breasts, or cook your rice with it.
Where is the salt? I like to add salt to the broth as I am using it in a recipe rather than when I am cooking a big batch of it. Since the broth will be used in so many different dishes, I like to control the saltiness based on the individual recipe. The same goes for herbs and seasonings- I prefer to add more specific flavors specific to the meal as I use the broth.