How to make Nourishing Bone Broth in the Instant Pot

Nourishing bone broth is something anyone can make at home! It’s incredibly easy and can be used in a myriad of dishes. Making homemade broth in the instant post is super easy and so healthy!

Making your own broth requires only bones, salt, apple cider vinegar, and water. I make mine in the Instant Pot for convenience.

You can slow cook the broth in a slow cooker or on the stove top, as well. I find pressure cooking in an electric pressure cooker the most hands off and quickest way to make the broth, though.

I personally prefer the chicken broth but any bones can be used to make this recipe with great results.

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Why I love Bone Broth?

We raise meat chickens and turkeys on the homestead, so there are always a lot of bones available to make up a batch of broth.

There are so many health benefits to this homemade broth over the version you get in the grocery stores.

Great for gut health and packed with natural collagen, you will find this incredibly healthy golden liquid making its way into so many of your favorite dishes.

You have a lot of options for flavoring as well.

I usually just use the bones, water, apple cider vinegar, and some salt.

But, you can add vegetable scraps, bay leaf, fresh herbs, and so on!

Have fun and experiment with the flavorings.

Ingredients for making this instant pot bone broth recipe

• Bones – You can use chicken bones from a whole chicken, turkey bones, or beef bones. You could also use the bones from a rotisserie chicken. Some people use chicken feet and neck bones as well. The feet make the most gelatinous broth, which is a good thing:)

You can use raw bones, cooked bones, or roasted bones. To roast the bones, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and place the bones on a baking sheet in a single layer. Allow to roast for 30-40 minutes. This process draws out so much flavor!

• Water – For best results, use filtered water.
• Salt – I use fine sea salt in my bone broth.
• Apple Cider Vinegar – The apple cider vinegar helps extract more nutrients from the bones during the cooking process.

One of my favorite recipes to use bone broth in is my butternut squash soup. The homemade broth gives it a depth of flavor that you can’t get with the store bought variety.

Add it to any of your soup or stew recipes and enjoy the amazing flavor!

How to make the best instant pot bone broth

The morning I am going to need the broth, I put the bones, 2 quarts of water, 1-2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, and 2 tsp of salt in my instant pot insert. Also add in any other ingredients such as veggie scraps, fresh herbs, and even olive oil for some healthy fat.

Making sure it is set to seal, press the soup/broth button until it is on high and cook on high pressure for 4-6 hours.

Allow it to naturally release the pressure before opening. This will take some time, so I just leave my pot on the keep warm function in the mean time and get to the broth later on in the evening.

If you are using a slow cooker, cook the broth on low for up to 24 hours.

Strain the broth over a fine mesh strainer into a large 1/2 gallon mason jar and store in the fridge for 7-10 days.

Ways to use up the broth:

1. As the liquid for cooking rice.
2. As the liquid in a soup or stew.
3. Cook your pasta in the broth (DELICIOUS)!
4. Cook green beans in broth.
5. As the liquid in stuffing/dressing.
6. Use in pot pie recipes.
7. Use it for cooking dried beans.
8. Make a delicious gravy.

As you can see, it will be very easy to use a half gallon of bone broth within a week.

I can’t overstate the incredible flavor it adds to your recipes. Keep in mind, you can also heat up the broth and just sip it straight for a nourishing drink!

Now, let’s go over the health benefits of Bone Broth.

Benefits of this Broth

Bone broth is rich in gelatin and collagen, nutrients a lot of people are deficient in that are crucial in healing the gut and promoting healthy bones.

The broth is also rich in protein and many minerals.

You will notice the broth congeals after being in the fridge for several hours. This is what you are looking for! The more jiggly the better:) Store-bought broth doesn’t do that!

I hope you will try making this nutrient rich pantry staple in your home!

Storage

Store in a mason jar in the fridge for 7-10 days.

Freeze in freezer safe containers for up to 3 months.

You can pour the cooled broth into ice cube trays to freeze as well for a convenient way to have a small amount at a time!