Instant Pot Bone Broth [Recipe] by Chartered Wellness (2024)

FAQs

Is bone broth in the Instant Pot as good? ›

We love bone broth and thanks to our Instant Pot and slow cooker, we make it often. A pressure cooker makes bone broth in a fraction of the time the slow cooker does, but both are excellent options.

Bone broth of any kind is healthy -especially if you're using good quality bones and cooking the bones long enough – you'll be good! Can you overcook bone broth in a pressure cooker? It's best to not cook instant pot bone broth for more than 18 hours. Especially if you have vegetables in it they can get very bitter.

In conclusion, we enjoyed the flavor and the yield of the slow cooker the best! But, the Instant Pot version was the all-around best for time, taste, and yield. And stove top is a classic method which get's the best of both flavor and time.

It's clear that drinking bone broth first thing in the morning has many benefits, including sustained energy, healing and sealing your gut, providing a protein boost, mood-boosting effects and even less cravings. Quite the list! If you're looking for a place to start, try making our delicious bone broth latte!

The best broth is made using a combination or knuckle and marrow bones. Marrow provides flavor, but often does not give you the same gelatinous nature and protein as knuckle bones. A good ratio is around 70% knuckles and 30% marrows or pipes.

Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook for at least 10-12 hours, or until reduced by 1/3 or 1/2, leaving you with 6-8 cups of bone broth. The more it reduces, the more intense the flavor becomes and the more collagen is extracted. We find 12 hours to be the perfect cook time.

There's a limit to how much flavor a given ingredient will impart—past that, extra time just turns everything to mush. Big beef or lamb bones can be cooked for up to eight hours, or overnight. Chicken bones are more like four to six. Veggies give up all their flavor in about an hour.

Remember: bone broth that doesn't gel is still good for you! It probably even has some gelatin in it, just not enough to give it that jiggly texture. But if you want broth you can cool and then cut with a knife, try: Adding more collagen-rich animal parts, like skin, feet, and joints.

Can you leave bone broth in Instant Pot overnight? Yes. After it has cooked, set it on warm for 10 hours. I will frequently let it go during the day, and then when it's done cooking set it to warm for 10 hours when I don't want to deal with it at the moment.

What size Instant Pot for bone broth? ›

You can use any size Instant Pot to make bone broth. Most online recipes for Instant Pot bone broth use the popular 6-quart size, but you can just halve the ingredients — or do two batches — if you have a 3-quart pot.

SPICES. 🌶️ For an extra kick in the flavor department, consider tossing in spices for bone broth like ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, chili flakes, crushed red pepper flakes, curry powder, coriander, cardamom, nutmeg, allspice, and more!

The healthiest bone broth on the market is the Organic bone broth made by Bluebird Provisions because it is the highest protein with 12 grams with 300 mg potassium and no added filler ingredients. It is also low in sodium and tastes absolutely delicious.

Bone broth is a good choice to include in your diet along with all the other foods that fight inflammation. Organic chicken or beef bone broths (or make your own) have many beneficial nutrients that will help improve bones and joints, along with all the other benefits.

These include the risk of consuming too many heavy metals, which can seep into the broth from the animal bones during the cooking process. To avoid this, Wohlford says to avoid consuming large amounts of bone broth. Instead, stick to the recommended serving of 1 cup, or 8 ounces, of bone broth a day.

I find this double pressure cooking cycle really makes a difference in the flavor and color of the final stock. Use a roasted chicken. Usually I use a raw bird to make chicken stock, but using the bones from a roasted chicken will give your Instant Pot chicken stock even more flavor.

I usually make my bone broth either in the Instant Pot (instructions below) or on the stovetop if my pressure cooker is otherwise occupied (stovetop instructions also below). You can also do it in your slow cooker (and yes, those instructions are also below).

In many cases, our diet is lacking in many of the vitamins, minerals and amino acids naturally found in bone broth. The long cooking process releases the nutrients into the water, allowing for them to be more easily absorbed during digestion.

Bone broth boasts collagen protein, gelatin, extra amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Many bone broth recipes also call for adding vegetables, herbs, and anti-inflammatory spices to enhance its nutrient profile even more. Collagen supplements lack this abundance of health-boosting goodies.