Slow Cooker Bone Broth - Healthy Recipes - Weelicious

beef bones

🥗Healthier: chicken bones

💰Cheaper: pork bones

Chicken bones provide a lighter flavor while pork bones are often less expensive.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Lemon juice adds acidity while being a fresh alternative.

Use grass-fed beef bones, placing them in the slow cooker.

Add 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to help extract minerals from the bones.

Add about 1 teaspoon of black peppercorns to the slow cooker.

Season with kosher salt to taste.

Chop 1 large onion, 2 carrots, and 2 celery stalks; add them to the slow cooker along with garlic and bay leaves.

Add fresh parsley directly into the slow cooker without removing the stems.

Pour water over the ingredients until it covers the bones completely.

Cover the slow cooker and set it to low heat for 24 to 72 hours, allowing the broth to cook.

After cooking, cool the broth to room temperature and refrigerate it.

Once chilled, the fat will rise to the top; skim off the fat layer with a spoon.

Strain the broth using a fine mesh sieve, pressing down on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible.

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