Nutrient-Dense Instant Pot Bone Broth
Homemade bone broth is incredibly nutritious and delicious, and can be sipped on alone, or used in your favorite recipes calling for broth. Note - the serving amount may vary depending on how many bones you use and how much water is needed accordingly.
Servings: 7 cups
Equipment
- Instant Pot or pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 2-3 lbs Pasture-raised chicken or beef bones (see note)
- 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
- Filtered water
Optional (see note)
- Onion
- Celery
- Carrots
- Peppercorns
- Vegetable scraps
- Parmesan rinds
Instructions
- Place the bones in an oven-safe pot and roast in a 450 degree oven until they begin to brown (about 45 minutes if uncovered, about 60-90 minutes if covered).
- Add the bones to the pressure cooker pot (carefully, as the bones will be very hot). Scrape any remaining liquefied fat and brown bits into the pot as well.
- Pour the apple cider vinegar into the pot. Add enough filtered water to cover the bones.
- Set the Instant Pot for 2.5 hours on low pressure (or coordinating settings on your pressure cooker), and press start. Once finished, allow to natural release (can take 30-40 minutes).
- Set a stainless steel bowl in your sink (glass also works if the broth has cooled enough - do not use plastic). Ensure it's large enough to hold the amount of broth you made. Place a large colander on top. Carefully remove the pot from the machine using hot pads or oven mitts and pour the contents over the colander, into the bowl. Discard the bones once they've finished dripping.
- Place the bowl, uncovered, in your fridge to cool. Once cooled, cover and use as intended within one week, or freeze if needed.
Notes
- Bones: For beef, look for marrow bones or a mix of knuckle and other soup bones. The goal is to have more bone than meat. For chicken, you can use the leftover carcass of a whole chicken.
- Pasture-raised / grass-fed: this is important because the environment and practices in which the animal was raised directly impact the quality and nutrition of its bones and meat. Purchasing pasture raised, and ideally organic, provides you with better nutrition than conventionally raised animals.
- If you can find chicken feet, keep them in the freezer and add 2-3 in when you add your roasted bones to the Instant Pot. Chicken feet increase the gelatin in your broth, which is highly desirable!
- Optional add-ins: Your broth will be delicious and versatile with just the three ingredients outlined in this recipe. I often freeze vegetable scraps like mushroom stems, celery ends and carrot tops and peels, adding them into my Instant Pot before turning it on. You can also chop and add fresh onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms or whole cloves of garlic to add flavor to your broth.
- We don't recommend salting your broth as it may lend to your final recipe being too salty.