Dr. Al Danenberg ● Nutritional Periodontist
November 22, 2020
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Bone broth has been called the miracle drink. It is loaded with healing nutrients – some of which you only can get from homemade bone broth. Here are a few of the benefits:
- Helps heal and seal your gut, and promotes healthy digestion
- Inhibits infection caused by cold and flu viruses
- Fights inflammation
- Promotes strong, healthy bones
- Promotes healthy hair and nail growth
I used to make bone broth in a slow cooker. For beef bones, that could take at least 24-48 hours. But the Instant Pot pressure cooker is so much more efficient.
Ingredients:
- Instant Pot
- 2-3 lbs grass-fed/grass-finished beef marrow bones (I use the bones that are left over from my Beef Short Ribs and Osso Buco recipes)
- 2 tbs apple cider vinegar (to help leach minerals from the bones)
- Mineral water (ex: Gerolsteiner, Fiji, Evian)
- Himalayan salt to taste when using the bone broth in a recipe
Preparation:
- Place the bones in the Instant Pot
- Add apple cider vinegar
- Add mineral water to 1/2 inch or so below the Max Mark of the Instant Pot
- Place cover on Instant Pot
- Press “Pressure Cooking” button on Instant Pot Duo and set timer for 4 hours (the maximum time); set “pressure” at high pressure
- I restart the process for another 4 hours to get more minerals out of the bones
- Let the pressure return to normal
- Remove the bones and pour into glass storage containers
- Salt to taste before using the bone broth
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1 Comment
Hi Dr. Al, Could you mention what size Instant Pot you use for making your bone broth. That makes a difference if you’re using a specific amount of bones and if you’re filling the pot to a certain level. I received an 8 qt version and wonder if that might be too large for making bone broth in the quantity mentioned. Thank you!