Bone Broth 101

[lalaithnil]

Yeah, I wasn't at all enjoying the beef broth smell! It tasted fabulous though, and the chicken broth smells better. Still, I think after this batch of chicken is done, I'll bake some bread and brownies to resmellify the house.
Yes, that's a word. I just made it up.

[Glitterfish]

I have to make broth in my crockpot in the mudroom, with the door closed, for that very reason. I get so tired of the smell!

[Stiina]

resmellify I like it!

[LearningMama]

I bought a stock pot today. I have a chicken thawed out in the fridge.
I plan on roasting the chicken this weekend and starting the broth soon after.

[LearningMama]

The chicken is roasting inthe oven. I hope it turns out ok. Can I save the dripings for the broth?

[3boysforme]

Are you eating the chicken tonight? I would use the drippings to make gravy.

[LearningMama]

Originally Posted by 3boysforme

Are you eating the chicken tonight? I would use the drippings to make gravy.

I thought of making gravy, but I'm trying to avoid flour.

[Stiina]

cornstarch!

[3boysforme]

Are you completely grain free? I use rice flour or cornstarch. And my kids are getting used to thinner gravies

[LearningMama]

Yes we are grain free (although you guys are really tempting me

[melliethepooh]

Drippings make great broth that's where you'll get a lot of the gelatin.

You guys, I used boxed broth the other day when I ran out of bone broth. I added gelatin to it, then when I pulled my soup out of the fridge I was like the boxed broth gelled! oops

[Chaos Coordinator]

Originally Posted by Stiina

The perpetual broth I have going now staaaaaanks. It's gross. It still tastes fine *in* stuff, but my house smells so gross. I just have it going plain. I'm going to add spices and veggies now; hopefully my house will smell like soup instead of warm meat :s

oh my gosh yes. the last batch i made (overnight last night) my whole house was stinky like warm meat. i make mine completely unseasoned so that i can sneak it into the kids stuff without their chocolate milk tasting garlicky

i did make a crock of beans today in 100% broth and they are so good i think i want to only eat these all winter its the best comfort food i've probably ever had ever.

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yesterday i dry roasted a chicken in my crock pot, then pulled all the meat off of it and poured the drippings off into a mason jar into the fridge (after i cooked some peas in it for the kids - i save the liquid when i boil veggies, sometimes i just add it back to whatever broth is in the fridge and sometimes i keep it separate depending on how i plan to use it)

then i added the chicken bones back to the crock with water and cooked on low for about sixteen hours, strained out the bones from the broth, put the bones and the broth in the fridge minus three cups of broth for the beans. added the three cups plus the half pound of beans back to the crock, turned it to high and let it cook for about five hours, adding LOTS of sea salt and garlic powder about halfway between (i prefer unadulterated garlic, but if i want my husband to eat them, there can't be anything suspicious looking in it, then again as delicious as they are, i'm not too keen on sharing anyway) then when it was done cooking, i melted a stick of butter into it, and when i dished it up, i filled the bowl about halfway with chunks of yesterday's chicken, then beans, then more salt, and stirred it up. its like little bits of heaven in my mouth.

tonight i will be making another round of broth with the same bones. i bought some ice cube trays too and i'm super excited about having broth cubes at my disposal!


also, you guys, salt is a mineral and is good for you. our bodies need it. especially it helps with healing adrenal fatigue. if it tastes good to you, its because your body needs it (in this case anyway ) so add as much as you need to, just make sure its unadulterated salt such as pink himalayan or grey celtic salt!

[crunchymum]

Originally Posted by LearningMama

I thought of making gravy, but I'm trying to avoid flour.

I use arrowroot for gravy, and it turns out great.

[NeshamaMama]

I use arrowroot for gravy too! I use a tiny little 2" mesh sieve with a handle to dust it in so I don't have to stir it for an hour to get the lumps out.

So I'm cooking a chicken tomorrow and will make broth overnight like usual. If, the next day, I want to use 3 c. of broth in that night's dinner, I can just take it out of the pot in the morning, add another 3 c. of water and keep simmering? Is that the idea of the perpetual broth?

[lalaithnil]

Originally Posted by Chaos Coordinator

oh my gosh yes. the last batch i made (overnight last night) my whole house was stinky like warm meat. i make mine completely unseasoned so that i can sneak it into the kids stuff without their chocolate milk tasting garlicky

i did make a crock of beans today in 100% broth and they are so good i think i want to only eat these all winter its the best comfort food i've probably ever had ever.

---------- Post added at 05:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:24 PM ----------

yesterday i dry roasted a chicken in my crock pot, then pulled all the meat off of it and poured the drippings off into a mason jar into the fridge (after i cooked some peas in it for the kids - i save the liquid when i boil veggies, sometimes i just add it back to whatever broth is in the fridge and sometimes i keep it separate depending on how i plan to use it)

then i added the chicken bones back to the crock with water and cooked on low for about sixteen hours, strained out the bones from the broth, put the bones and the broth in the fridge minus three cups of broth for the beans. added the three cups plus the half pound of beans back to the crock, turned it to high and let it cook for about five hours, adding LOTS of sea salt and garlic powder about halfway between (i prefer unadulterated garlic, but if i want my husband to eat them, there can't be anything suspicious looking in it, then again as delicious as they are, i'm not too keen on sharing anyway) then when it was done cooking, i melted a stick of butter into it, and when i dished it up, i filled the bowl about halfway with chunks of yesterday's chicken, then beans, then more salt, and stirred it up. its like little bits of heaven in my mouth.

tonight i will be making another round of broth with the same bones. i bought some ice cube trays too and i'm super excited about having broth cubes at my disposal!


also, you guys, salt is a mineral and is good for you. our bodies need it. especially it helps with healing adrenal fatigue. if it tastes good to you, its because your body needs it (in this case anyway ) so add as much as you need to, just make sure its unadulterated salt such as pink himalayan or grey celtic salt!

Elaborate on the beans in the crock for me? Did you soak them first or anything, or just rinse them and throw them in the crock with the broth? How much of each?
I'm not an experienced bean cooker, but this sounds yummy!