Slow Cooker Bone Broth
Make slow cooker bone broth with bones, vegetables, apple cider vinegar, and a long gentle simmer for a savory broth to sip or use in recipes.
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 1 day
Total: 1 day 20 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 lb beef or poultry bones raw or roasted
- 1 large onion quartered
- 2 carrots roughly chopped
- 2 celery stalks roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic smashed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
- cold water to cover the bones
- 1 tsp fine sea salt or to taste after straining
Instructions
Instructions
- Place the bones, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, and peppercorns in a slow cooker.
- Add the apple cider vinegar and enough cold water to cover the bones by about 1 inch. Let the mixture stand for 20 minutes.
- Cover and cook on low for 18 to 24 hours, checking the water level occasionally and adding more hot water if needed to keep the bones covered.
- Strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a large heatproof container. Discard the solids and season with salt if desired.
- Cool promptly, refrigerate, and skim the solidified fat from the surface before serving or storing.