Dec. 15 2011

Bone Broth Brewing

Bone Broth a’Brewing.

Seri­ously, I love the smell of bone broth. Meaty good­ness mixed with veg­gie trim­mings I save in a ever-growing col­lec­tion of freezer bags. Hubby bought bones at Whole Foods today and I imme­di­ately sprung into action. Armed with my new, but already worn, copy of Nour­ish­ing Tra­di­tions, I pre­pared to cre­ate a spec­tac­u­lar bone broth. But, alas, I cook by smell and as I browned the meat in my roaster, I real­ized that if I was going to make it two days with this potent aroma float­ing on the air I would have to add some sea­son­ing that would keep me from gagging.

And so I wanted to share my Beef Bone Broth recipe, because while the basics are the same, some­times a lit­tle change in fla­vor can make this a brand new expe­ri­ence. But before you read my recipe, make sure you head to The Nour­ish­ing Cook for her beef stock tips.

 

Bone Broth Brewing

Prep Time: 90 min­utes

Cook Time: 24 hours

Total Time: 48 hours

A cure-all in tra­di­tional house­holds and the magic ingre­di­ent in clas­sic gourmet cui­sine, stock or broth made from bones of chicken, fish and beef builds strong bones, assuages sore throats, nur­tures the sick, puts vigor in the step and sparkle in love life–so say grand­moth­ers, mid­wives and heal­ers. For chefs, stock is the magic elixir for mak­ing soul-warming soups and match­less sauces.” WAP.org

Ingre­di­ents

  • 3–4 pounds of var­ied beef bones (be sure to use bone marrow)
  • 1 gal­lon of fil­tered water (you may not use all of it)
  • 2 onion, 5 cloves of gar­lic, 1 car­rot, 1 green pep­per, 1 red pep­per, 2 cel­ery stalks OR Veg­gie scraps (when I am slic­ing veg­gies like pep­pers, gar­lic, onions, car­rots, and cel­ery for other recipes, I add the unused parts like the ends to a freezer bag to save just for stock).
  • 1/2 white vine­gar (I used apple cider before and did not like the taste of smell)
  • 1 tbs of thyme
  • 1 tsp of cumin
  • 1 tsp of black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • sea salt (for when broth is done)

Instruc­tions

  1. Brown meaty bones in a roast­ing pan.
  2. While meaty bones are brown­ing, place every­thing BUT the spices in a pot and cover with cold water. Add vine­gar and stir once. Let sit for at least 60 min­utes (I let it sit for 90).
  3. Add browned meaty bones to pot and stir.
  4. Dis­card fatty drip­ping from roast­ing pan and add 1 cup cold water. Place roast­ing pan on the stove and scrape all the good­ness off the bot­tom. Bring water to a boil.
  5. Pour all of this into the pot and bring pot to a rag­ing boil.
  6. Skim the bub­bles that form from the top and then reduce to a simmer.
  7. Add all sea­son­ings except salt.
  8. Let cook for at least 24 hours (we do a multi-day cook­ing method turn­ing the pot off at night and then bring­ing to a boil again in the morn­ing and then simmering).
  9. Ladle broth into large bowl of sev­eral mason jars and cover loosely until it cools slightly. Put in Fridge and let cool thor­oughly. Skim fat off top and dis­card or save.
  10. Store in mason jars or BPA-Free freezer bags, or ice trays.
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Andrew
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Ah the bone broth fast becom­ing a sta­ple in our house.






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