Nutritious Bone broth (beef or chicken bones) in Instant pot, slow cooked. The perfect recipe for homemade bone broth, prepared slowly in IP’s slow cooker.
If you are not using your Instant pot as slow cooker (when you have the option) you are totally missing out. The slow cooker program is ideal for making bone broth, hand- free. Before, I used to plan my time to be home for 48 hours to make the contact check up if the broth is just about to boil – constantly switching between low and extra low on the stove top. Now, I sleep care free (well, almost).
BENEFITS: We all know the benefits of cooking bone broth slowly on low-almost-boiling temperature, rather than pressure cooking or high temperature cooking. The combination between marrow-filled bones and vegetables give the broth it’s unique health benefits. Many friends who consume bone broth regularly swear by it – as it boosts collagen, supports stronger immune system and digestive health.
Ingredients and substitutions
- Bones – marrow-filled beef or chicken bones are best. They provide more nutritional benefits than regular bones.
- Onion – chopped
- Carrot – chopped
- Beet root – chopped
- Celery stalk – chopped
- Bay leaves
- Apple cider vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- Cold water
Note: you can also add parsley, garlic or vegetable peels to the pot to make it even more nutritious.
How to make slow cooked bone broth in Instant Pot
1st: Place bones and vegetables into inner pot.
2nd: add remaining ingredients and cook on Slow cook program, HIGH. Timer set on 48 hours.
Slow Cooked Bone Broth (Instant Pot)
Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot
- 1 cutting board & knife
Ingredients
- 400 g beef bones, marrow-filled bones
- 1 carrot, medium
- 1 onion, large
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 beet root
- 2 bay leaves
- pinch of sea salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 liters cold water, (or more as needed)
Instructions
- Place fresh (thawed) bones into inner pot. Then, cut all vegetables in large pieces and add to IP's inner pot as well.
- Cover bones and vegetables with water (to the maximum fill line or less). Add vinegar, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Place the lid on. No need to seal it.
- Set the Instant Pot slow cooker program on CUSTOM & HIGH and Timer to 24-48 hours.
- Leave to cook, once program is complete, strain bone broth from vegetables and store in glass containers up to 3 days in the fridge. Or alternatively freeze for later use.
Notes
- I’m using Instant Pot pro.
- It takes a few hours of Instant pot to reach desired temperature.Â
- Always cook on HIGH to get the best of your bone broth in terms of nutrition.
- Most nutritious bone broth takes up to 48 hours to cook, however you can set the timer to 24 or even 12 hours.Â
- Always choose bones with bone marrow. Bone marrow can be used in soups and stews for better taste. It’s very nutritiousÂ
- Use frozen bones without thawing them 1st if needed.Â
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