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Gut-Healing Bone Broth

By Amy Myers, MD

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Sip this broth as a restorative or use it as a base for soups, stews, and sauces.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 8 cups

Ingredients

1 organic, pasture-raised leftover chicken carcass or 1 pound organic, pasture-raised chicken parts, such as wings and thighs or 1 pound pastured beef bones, knuckle, neck, and marrow
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed with the flat side of a knife
1 cup chopped carrots, celery, and onions (optional)
8 cups filtered water (or as needed)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put the chicken carcass or beef bones in a slow cooker with the vinegar, salt, garlic, and vegetables, if using. Add enough water to cover the bones.

    Step 2

    Set the slow cooker to low and cook for 8 to 24 hours (the longer you cook, the more gelatin or collagen you draw out of the bones, giving you more gut-healing properties).

    Step 3

    When the broth is done (begins to gel at the top or has been cooked for desired length of time), use a slotted spoon to remove the bones. Pour broth into a large saucepan through a fine-mesh strainer. Refrigerate up to 4 days. Before reheating, use a spoon to scrape off the surface fat. Or, freeze individual portions up to 2 months.

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From The Autoimmune Solution Cookbook: Over 150 Delicious Recipes to Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Diseases © 2018 by Amy Myers, MD. Published by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.
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