Learn how to make this homemade, healthy beef broth the frugal way by using the leftovers in your kitchen. This no-waste easy recipe will be the base of many recipes in your kitchen.
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You cannot navigate yourself around the from-scratch, wellness community without hearing the benefits of bone broth being praised.
Bone broth is one of the healthiest things that you can consume and while you can easily go buy it off a grocery store shelf, why do that when you can make the most healthy and nourishing broth right in your own kitchen?
What is beef broth?
Beef broth is the beautiful cooking liquid that comes from stewing your leftover beef bones in water. This will create the most flavourful, rich broth that is perfect for cooking with or sipping to absorb all of it’s healthy qualities.
Beef broth can be made by using only the bones of the cow, or, you can add in your favourite veggies to create and develop on entirely new flavour. Adding vegetables into your broth will enhance it with many more essential vitamins and minerals. It will also add depth to the taste of your broth.
Why is drinking broth good for you?
Over the past few years, more and more people have begun to discover the amazing benefits of bone broth.
Bone broth is loaded with healthy vitamins and nutrients that contribute to your personal wellness.
Bone broth is anti-inflammatory and is loaded with collagen which is beneficial to your skin and joints. Because bone broth is so easy to digest, it can help you to digest other foods in your digestive system, contributing to your healthy gut. Which is such an important system to your overall health.
How to make beef broth from your kitchen scraps
In a society like today’s where every penny counts, why waste your kitchen scraps when you can transform them into something so flavourful and nourishing for your body?
When peeling carrots and celery for dinner, don’t throw away the peels and leafy ends. Add them into a reusable storage bag and keep them in your freezer. Vegetables like carrots, celery, onions, garlic, mushrooms and fresh herbs are best for using in homemade broth.
The same can be done with leftover beef bones. The larger, meatier bones make the best broth but you can use them all for your homemade broth.
What you need to make beef broth
4 lbs of beef bones
Assorted veggies like onions, celery and carrots
Fresh herbs like sage, rosemary and thyme
Apple Cider Vinegar
Salt and Pepper to taste
Water
How to make homemade beef broth
First, fill a large stock pot with your bones, vegetables and herbs. Cover the bones and vegetables with cold, filtered water.
Then, add in the salt, pepper and apple cider vinegar.
Place the stock pot on the stove top and bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover with a lid and reduce the heat to a simmer. Allow the broth to simmer on the stove for 24 hours.
Strain the bones and vegetables out of the broth and then add salt and pepper to taste.
You can use your broth immediately or store it by canning or freezing to use at a later date.
The key to the best bone broth
The best bone broths are made from the best ingredients. Make sure that the bones and vegetables that you are adding into the pot are of the highest quality.
Sourcing your beef from local farmer’s will guarantee that you are getting the best raised and best quality beef. The difference will be in the flavour.
Your veggies should be clean from debris and fresh or frozen at peak freshness.
I have recently made the switch to using Redmond’s Real Salt in my kitchen and will never go back.
Notes and Variations
You can also use this same method to make chicken stock.
Adding an acidic component like vinegar or lemon juice will help to break down the bones and draw out the most nutritious minerals.
Your bone broth will change in flavour depending on which vegetables you add in. Play around with quantities and find a mix that you enjoy best.
Beef Broth
Learn how to make this homemade, healthy beef broth the frugal way by using the leftovers in your kitchen. This no-waste easy recipe will be the base of many recipes in your kitchen.
Ingredients
- 4-5 lbs beef bones
- 1 white onion
- 2-3 chopped carrots
- 2 stalks of celery
- 5 quarts of water and then additional water as needed
- 2 tbsp fresh rosemary
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme
- 2 tbsp fresh sage
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp pepper
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Add the bones, vegetables and herbs to a large stock pot.
- Cover the bones and vegetables with water.
- Place the pot over high heat.
- Add in the vinegar, salt and pepper.
- Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce the heat and cover. Allow to simmer on the stove top for 24 hours.
- Add additional water as the cooking liquid reduces and evaporates.
- Strain the vegetables and bones from the broth.
- Store broth according to your preference.
Notes
Store your homemade beef broth by freezing, refrigerating or pressure canning.
Follow these same steps to create your own chicken broth using chicken bones instead of beef ones.
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