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Homemade Chicken Stock (Bone Broth)

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time5 mins
Total Time4 hrs 10 mins
Course: Basics, Home Remedies
Cuisine: Dairy-free, Gluten-free
Servings: 8 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 kg chicken bones necks, wings, frames etc
  • 1 pig's trotter (foot), optional (make sure it isn't pickled or brined)
  • 2 litres cold water or enough to cover bones
  • 2 carrots, whole roughly chopped
  • 1 stalk broccoli or other left over veggie bits & pieces
  • 1 onion, whole quartered
  • 1 bulb garlic, fresh halved horizontally
  • 4 cm piece ginger, fresh rougly chopped
  • 2 cm piece turmeric, fresh roughly chopped
  • 2 onion, green
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 litres cold water or enough to fill pot

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a large stock pot.
  • Add enough water to come to within 5 centimeters from the top of the pot.
  • Bring to the boil.
  • Reduce heat immediately to a very slow simmer.
  • Simmer for 2-4 hours, skimming surface as required.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Strain.
  • Refrigerate when cool.