Description
This stovetop chicken bone broth begins with the traditional method of roasting bones to draw out the marrow, and is followed up with a slow simmer, using slight seasonings and vinegar to help draw out flavor.
Ingredients
- aluminum foil
- 1 leftover chicken carcass, broken into pieces
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 6 cups water, or as needed to cover
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- ½ tablespoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Place chicken bones onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Place baking sheet in the preheated oven and roast bones for 30 minutes.
- Gently transfer bones from the baking sheet into a large and heavy stockpot. Add onion and enough water to cover the bones by 2 inches. Add vinegar
- salt
- and pepper and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer
- partially covered
- leaving enough space for steam to escape
- for 4 to 5 hours. Check occasionally for froth or foam that develops on top of the water
- removing it with a large spoon.
- Remove from the heat and let cool. Strain broth through a fine mesh strainer into a clean pot. Let cool completely. Store in the refrigerator and use within 5 days or freeze until ready to use.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 6