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A white slow cooker insert filled with homemade beef broth.

Slow Cooker Beef Bone Broth

This easy recipe for Slow Cooker Beef Bone Broth is made with bones and aromatic vegetables.
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 day 1 hour
Total Time: 1 day 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10 cups
Calories: 50kcal
Author: Dorothy Bigelow

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 pounds beef soup bones
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 10 cups filtered water
  • 1 large onion peeled and quartered
  • 8 ounces mushrooms (optional)
  • 1 ½ cups chopped carrots or baby carrots
  • 2 ribs celery
  • 10 garlic cloves peeled
  • 1 sprig of fresh rosemary
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

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  • Preheat your oven to 375℉ (190ºC).
  • In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, salt, and pepper together.
    A small bowl filled with olive oil and seasonings with a pastry brush resting on the side.
  • Place the beef bones on a large baking pan and brush all sides generously with the olive oil mixture.
    Brushing beef bones with seasoned oil.
  • Roast the beef bones in the oven for one hour, flipping them halfway through.
    Beef bones on a baking sheet that have been roasted until browned.
  • Remove the bones from the baking pan and add them to your slow cooker along with the apple cider vinegar and filtered water.
    Beef bones in a slow cooker, covered with water.
  • Place a lid on the slow cooker and simmer your broth on low for 24 hours.
    A mix of broth and bones inside of a white slow cooker insert.
  • Ensure that the ingredients in your slow cooker are always submerged under the liquid. You can add more water if needed to keep them covered.
  • During the last hour of simmering, add the mushrooms, carrots, celery stalks, garlic cloves, rosemary, and bay leaf to the broth. Cover the slow cooker and continue simmering for the remaining time.
    A white slow cooker insert filled with broth, fresh onions, mushrooms, celery, carrots, and fresh rosemary.
  • Let the broth cool enough to handle and remove the large pieces of bone and vegetables from the broth with a slotted spoon making sure to let any liquid drain back into the slow cooker.
    Removing bones and spent vegetables from a slow cooker filled with broth.
  • Use a ladle and fine strainer or sieve to strain the broth as you pour it into canning jars or your preferred storage containers.
    Straining homemade broth through a stainless steel mesh strainer.
  • Let the broth come to room temperature and transfer to the fridge to cool. Once your broth has cooled, a layer of fat will form at the top of your container. If desired, you can remove the fat cap and then use or store your bone broth.
    A mason jar filled with homemade beef broth.

Notes

Storing: Homemade broth is good in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. Freeze for longer storage.
Freezing: Transfer to freezer-safe containers and freeze for 3-6 months. Thaw and use it in your favorite soups, sauces, stews, and more! 

Nutrition

Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3245IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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