Bone broth. It’s been popping up everywhere as the next “it” superfood. Whole Foods has it. Pacifica brand is selling it in tetra-paks. The Paleo people swear by it. All of this hype over broth? What is happening?!
I’m not a huge fad person, so I decided to do a little research and called up my mom to find out if my ancestors drank bone broth. It turns out that after cooking the chicken, my grandmother boiled the bones in water to make stock so that she could use up every little bit of the animal instead of letting it go to waste. If my grandparents were on board with the idea of bone broth, so am I.
Taking a page from the Native Americans, if an animal is going to be sacrificed, we should utilize it to its maximum capacity. There’s more to the chicken than just boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, right?
The best part of making bone broth is that it’s super easy to make. To top it off, a bag of pasture raised chicken bones at Savenor’s, one of the top butchers in Boston, costs me less than two bucks since a lot of people don’t know what to do with them. Win!
Bone broth is delicious enough to drink on its own when warmed up and seasoned with a pinch of salt in a mug, or you can throw it into soup recipes to elevate the flavors.
Drink up!
Tanney: “These pictures remind me of the Athens Olympics, where the winners were crowned with olive wreaths along with their medals.”
Josie: “What can I say, it’s a winning bone broth recipe!”
Tanney: *rolls eyes*
Bone Broth notes:
-I prefer to use chicken neck and back bones, but any type will work.
-Get to know your local butcher and ask them to save grass-fed bones for you on a regular basis! We try to whip up a batch of bone broth once a week.
-Not only is it delicious in soups, but it is a great source of calcium and other good minerals!
- 2 pounds chicken bones
- water
- 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- Wash chicken bones and place them in a crockpot. Add enough water to cover the bones and fill ¾ths of the crockpot.
- Tear the leaves off the rosemary stalks and add to the crockpot.
- Simmer on low for 2 days. Once the crockpot cools, place it in the refrigerator until the fat solidifies and rises to the top. Skim off the fat with a ladle or pour the broth through a strainer to strain the fat. Discard the fat and you have bone broth!
Can’t agree more, I absolutely love bone broth. But I have to admit I don’t get to cook it very often. I should though. Thanks for reminder, Josie!
Thanks, Shinee! I know, we should make a pact to get more bone broth into our systems! 🙂
In my family bone broth it was a tradition, it is comforting and just brings back home thanks for sharing =)
Love traditional foods 🙂
I love to make bone broth! I save all my chicken and beef bones in the freezer than make it in the slow cooker!
I do the same thing, sounds delicious!
lol, certainly does look like a winner! My mom is always way ahead of the trends when it comes to health foods she has been making this for years. Once I can get past the name I’ll even try it 😉
Moms know best!
I often just throw away the bones – now here’s a good reason I should stop that! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
You’re welcome! I think you will really like using it in soups 🙂
It’s so funny to see traditional stock (a staple in my kitchen) gain new life with a new name. So glad cook’s are embracing it once again.
Love seeing traditional foods make a comeback! 🙂
I absolutely agree! And I had to call my Mom too to see what she thinks! Love it!
What a gorgeous photo. makes me want to stop everything and make some. Nice to meet you.
Hi there! Yes bone broth is quite the miracle worker isn’t it? I grew up eating it…and only now is America catching on 🙂 Hehe everything does come back in fashion huh? Found your through the Food Bloggers Central group! And I am staying!!! Thanks for having me!
Thanks Mila! What’s old is new again! 🙂
OK, I totally don’t get this as a “trend”! But it sounds pretty much like chicken stock to me, just less flesh 🙂 I don’t get it!! But I do like how you make yours, lovely and simple with just rosemary.
Fab photos too!! 🙂
Haha, I think they are interchangeable as well! Thanks for the photo compliment 🙂 I’ll pass it along to my sis, who takes the photos!
I’m curious how this compares in flavor and strength to canned chicken broth.
In my opinion, homemade broth tastes so much better! I use it as the base for all of my soups 🙂 You should definitely give it a try, Gail!
I have been doing this with my leftover turkey bones after Thanksgiving for years. It’s pretty amazing! I’m not into fads, but I love the idea of no waste! Gorgeous photos!
Turkey broth sounds amazing, I’ll definitely try it! 🙂
I have been a huge fan of bone broth for a long time!
Three cheers for bone broth!
I have been seeing this everywhere and might actually have to try it because I really want more depth in my broth.
Thanks Carmella! You have to try it, the rosemary makes it so delicious 🙂 Broth will never be the same!
What about the fatty gelatine at the top – I thought it was supposed to be uber nutritious, also?