5 from 4 votes
Slow Cooker Beef Bone Broth
This Beef Bone Broth is loaded with flavor and nutrients and easily made in a slow cooker. This bone broth recipe is great for sipping or as a base for soups, stews, sauces and to use as a cooking liquid.
Cooking time: 1 hour to roast the bones + 18 to 24 hours in the slow cooker
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
16 hrs 30 mins
Total Time
15 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
135 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4-5 pounds beef bones
- 2 carrot roughly chopped
- 2 celery roughly chopped stalks
- 1 onion large, roughly chopped
- 5 garlic cloves
- 5 - 6 fresh parsley sprigs
- 2 - 3 thyme sprigs, fresh
- 12 -15 black peppercorns whole
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place the bones in a baking sheet or roasting pan lined with foil or parchment paper. Roast for 1 hour flipping each bone once half way through the cooking time. Remove from the oven.
- Place the roasted bones, carrots, celery, onions, garlic, parsley, thyme and peppercorns into a slow cooker. Add water to cover the bones and vegetables completely. Add the apple cider vinegar.
- Set the slow cooker on low and cook for a minimum of 18 hours or up to 24 hours. Season lightly with salt if desired.
- Strain the broth through a fine-mesh strainer over a large bowl or pot. Discard the solids.
- Transfer the broth to multiple containers or jars and cool for about 30 minutes. Refrigerate for a few hours until the fat rises to the top and hardens. With a spoon scrape off the fat and discard.
- Refrigerate the broth in air tight containers up to 4 days or freeze up to 6 months.
- When cold, your broth may look a bit jiggly due to the gelatin from the collagen in the bones. When ready to use gently warm it up and it will return to its liquid form.
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Notes
- I usually do not add salt to my stocks. When ready to serve season to taste.
Nutrition Information
Calories
135kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Sodium
156mg
(7%)
Potassium
819mg
(17%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
20740IU
(415%)
Vitamin C
22.5mg
(25%)
Calcium
125mg
(13%)
Iron
0.8mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 135
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 135kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Sodium | 156mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 819mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 20740IU | 415% |
| Vitamin C | 22.5mg | 25% |
| Calcium | 125mg | 13% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.