Name: How to Make Bone Broth in a Crockpot.
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 96
Ingredients: 5 Pounds of Beef Bones; 2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar; 2 Celery Stalks, Washed and Cut in Half; 2 Carrots, Washed and Cut in Half; 2 Bay Leaves; 12 Peppercorns; 4 Cloves of Garlic, Peeled and Smashed; Salt and Pepper to Taste

What Is Bone Broth?

Bone broth is a highly nutritious stock. It is made by simmering animal bones and connective tissue. Adding apple cider vinegar helps the bones release all the essential nutrients. It can used in cooking or as a hot beverage.

Benefits Of Bone Broth:

Bone broth is one of the leading sources of gelatin and natural collagen. Bone broths collagen helps maintain healthy skin. It is also helpful to the digestive system to expel waste.

Bone broth contains several vitamins and minerals. The nutrient content of bone broth depends on the ingredients and their quality.

It contains glycine, an amino acid that upholds the central nervous system. When taken before bed studies show glycine might aid in the quality of sleep.

Why Is My Bone Broth Not Gelatin

Bone broth gets its gelatin from the collagen in the bones. Not all bones are rich in collagen, to make a good broth you will need a variety of bones. For beef knuckles, shanks, oxtail and neck bones work the best.

Adding to much water will not allow your broth to gel properly. Fill your pot with bones and cover them with water about two inches.

Adding an acid like apple cider vinegar helps extract collagen from the connective tissue.

How Long Do You Cook Your Bones?

How long you cook your bones depends on the size of the bones. Larger bone cooks longer than smaller ones.

For beef bones simmer for at least 12 hours and up to 48 hours.

Where to Buy Bone to Make Bone Broth:

I get mine bones from the local grocery store. Don’t forget about your own kitchen, save your bones after cooking and use them to make bone broth.

What Bones Make Bone Broth:

You can use any animal bones to make bone broth. The most popular ones are chicken, beef, fish and wild game.

I have read that you can use beef bones up to 12 times to make broth and chicken bones can be used up to 3 time.

I will say if you reuse your bones the other batches would not be as flavorful.

Kitchen Tools Needed:

Crockpot

Large pot

Baking sheet

Strainer

Glass container or jars (this can be stored in a plastic container)

Ingredients Needed to Make Beef Bone Broth in the Crockpot:

3 Pounds of Beef Bones

2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar

1 Celery, Washed and Cut in Half

2 Carrots, Washed and Cut in Half

2 Bay Leaves

12 Peppercorns

4 Cloves of Garlic, Peeled and Smashed

Salt and Pepper to Taste

How To Make Beef Bone Broth in the Crockpot.

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.

2. Put a large on filled with water on the stove over high heat. When it has started to boil add the bones to the pot and cook for 15 minutes.

3.Then drain and rinse off the bones. This removes the impurities before simmering the bones.

4. Place the drained bones on a baking sheet and place in the 450 degrees over for 15 minutes. Remove the bones from the oven and place them in the crockpot, scraping any bits of off the baking sheet into the crockpot also.

5. Cover the bones with two inches of water and cook on high for 1 hour.

6. Add the remaining ingredients to the crockpot and turn the heat to low simmering and simmer for 2 more hours. At this time skim off the fat and save it for another use.

8. Continue to simmer for another 12 to 24 hours

7. Turn off the crockpot and cool, place in glass jars with lids. Store in the fridge for up to 5 days. Store in the freezer for up to 12 months.

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How to Make Bone Broth in a Crockpot.

Yield: 96 ounces

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 32 minutes

Bone broth is a liquid soup made from slowly simmering bones and connective tissue in water. It contains protein, collagen, minerals like magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and calcium.

Ingredients

5 Pounds of Beef Bones
2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar
2 Celery Stalks, Washed and Cut in Half
2 Carrots, Washed and Cut in Half
2 Bay Leaves
12 Peppercorns
4 Cloves of Garlic, Peeled and Smashed
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Instructions