homemade instant pot chicken bone broth

Homemade, nutrient dense broth is a must have in any kitchen. It is SUPER easy to make, incredibly versatile and one of the most healing foods available to us.  

Bone broth's healing properties include, but not limited to improving digestion and digestive issues, allergies, joint pain, immune health, brain health, and it even helps your hair grow faster! So there's a very good reason we want soup when we're sick! 

According to The Paleo Mom, Broth is very high in the amino acids proline and glycine which are vital for healthy connective tissue (ligaments, joints, around organs, etc). 

So whatchya waiting for?! Start chugging this stuff like there's no tomorrow! 

INGREDIENTS:

  • Bones from 1 3-4lb. grass fed chicken or an entire grass fed chicken
  • 3 medium carrots, scrubbed and cut in half
  • 3 celery ribs, scrubbed and chopped into large chunks
  • 1 large yellow onion, quartered with skin and root end in tact
  • Any veggies you have in the fridge you want to get rid of, scrub them and chop into large chunks
  • 4 cloves of garlic, lightly smashed and skin intact
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 8-10 peppercorns
  • 1 tsp turmeric (optional)
  • Handful of fresh herbs (sage, rosemary, thyme and/or parsley; optional)
  • 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • Filtered Water 
  • Sea salt to taste

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Place bones or chicken, carrots, celery, onion, bay leaves, peppercorns, herbs and vinegar into the pot of the Instant Pot.
  2. Add enough water to just cover the bones and vegetables in the pot.
  3. Flip vent valve to 'Sealing'.
  4. Select 'Manual' setting and adjust the time to 120 minutes.
  5. When cooking is done, allow pressure to release naturally
  6. At this point, you can remove the contents of the soup or if you'd like your broth to be full of more collagen, let it stay in the InstantPot for at least a couple more hours on "keep warm."
  7. Release any residual pressure using the vent valve before removing the lid.
  8. Using a siv, separate the solids from the liquid and discard the solids (except the chicken meat
  9. Allow broth to cool before staining into jars for storage.
  10. Once the chicken meat has cooled, shred with your fingers or fork and set aside for chicken soups, salads, skillets, etc. 

*Note: You can also make this in a standard crock pot. Simply put all the ingredients into the crock pot. Once the chicken is cooked through, remove the chicken - add the bones back into the liquid and cook for about 24 hours.  After 24 hours, strain the solids from the liquid.