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I used to make my own bone broth. Both chicken and beef. The beef got expensive.
Chicken was easy. I went to bj's and bought packs of the organic whole chickens, and then I bought a bunch of wings. There is a lot of collagen in the wings.
The collagen is what you want. That is what is healing to the brain. A lot of people say to use chicken feet. I can't bring myself to do that. Freaks me out.
I remember putting it in the pot covered with water and some vinegar. You let it sit for an hour. The vinegar helps to soften the bones I think?
Then I added the carrots, celery, onion, peppercorns..... I cooked it for an hour at first, then removed the meat from the bone, and returned the bones to the broth to cook for a few more hours. I added a bunch of parsley in the end.
I then reserved the meat and used it in other recipes. If you don't pull the meat after the first hour, it will turn to mush and be gross.
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You can cook it even longer to get more minerals out of the bones. Up to 36 hours.
Yes, it can help heal the gut... the basis of the GAPS diet.
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gigimac
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if i buy a whole chicken and use all the bones to make a broth can i just cook it in a big pot on the stove? I don't have a crock pot.
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We do our best to eat Paleo/Primal, similar to GAPS. There's no "right" way to make bone broth. Any kind of bones + a little acid (vinegar or lemon juice) to help draw out the goodies. You can simmer it on the stove or in a crock pot. Add as much chicken carcass as you have or use the bones from T-bones, roasts, etc. I save veggie scraps in the freezer like carrot peels and ends, celery ends, tough parts of the onion, and add those to the broth for flavor. Oh and don't forget salt If you google Paleo Bone Broth you'll get a million hits! Enjoy!
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Yes, gigimac, you can cook it in a big pot on the stove. After it comes to a boil, turn it down real low to a very gentle simmer so it doesn't cook away the broth.
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Hi gigimac, Bonebroth is very good for you, I remember my mom and gradmother always reminding us to drink our broth.
Here's a couple of really good sites, what it's good for and how to make it.
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