Step-by-step instructions on how to make chicken bone broth. So much cheaper than store-bought, less waste, and more delicious! Homemade bone broth makes the best soups and stews.
Course Soup
Cuisine International
Keyword bone broth, chicken bone broth
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 12 hourshours
Servings 16cups
Calories 7kcal
Ingredients
2chicken carcasses + additional bones and cartilage from chicken parts
16cupswater
1unpeeled onion
1/2bulb garlic
2unpeeled carrots
2stalkscelery
2sprigs rosemary
2sage leaves
8peppercorns
sea salt
1Tbspapple cider vinegar
Instructions
Add all ingredients to your slow cooker and put on the lid (do not lock the lid but place properly to avoid too much water evaporation).
Set the slow cooker to anywhere from 12-24 hours on low.
Remove the carcasses and veggies with tongs.
Ladle the broth through a sieve into a bowl with a spout and then pour into your storage containers.
Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or store in freezer-friendly containers (don’t fill all the way up, liquid expands when frozen) and freeze for up to 3 months.
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Notes
Nutritional information not reliable as calculated as if veggies were to be left IN not strained.