After the Holidays, Bone Broth

It is so wonderful to be sent home with left overs after a holiday feast.  This year, I asked if they would give me the bones left over from the Turkey, basically, the skeleton.  When you have a large bone or or scraps from a bird leftover, you can make Bone Broth which is so incredibly healthy especially in this time of year.   You are truly getting everything Nature has to offer from the animal that you chose to eat.

Bone broth boosts your immune system and helps to sooth and heal a leaky gut through its bio-available amino acid structure and high gelatin content and enhances the absorption of nutrients from other foods as well easy to digest form which can happen with the overindulgence of sweets this time of year.  Bone Broth is a warm and nutritional hydration first thing in the morning to combat the day of business and germs.

Also, about 1 cup of Bone Broth has 9 – 11 grams of protein, so this can be a great way to get protein into your kids diet, through pasta or soup.

Recipe:  Put the left over carcass or bone in a large stock pot covered in water, add 2 tsp of vinegar and let is sit for an hour or so.

Then my preference is to add about:

1 Tbs Salt

1 Tbs Oregano

1 Tbs  Rosemary

1 Tbs Thyme

a few Bay leaves

2 chopped up carrots

1/2 an Onion, quartered

Simmer for 12 hours if it’s Poultry and 24 hours if its a larger Beef bone.

You can use a Crock Pot if you will not be home, I even let it simmer overnight.

Let it slightly cool, strain into tuperwares.  I put 1/2 in the Fridge and 1/2 in the freezer for drinking and cooking.

ENJOY!