This part of the animal, once a delicacy and now often thrown into the trash, offers incredible healing properties and tasty additions to our plate. Instead of tossing out the bones, toss them in the slow cooker.
Bone Marrow is the healthy, fatty tissue found inside the bone. Incredibly nutrient dense, rich in vitamins and minerals. Beef bones are a great way to get your marrow because of its size and of course, grass-fed is the way to go. Described as “spongy in texture and buttery in flavor” by food.ndtv..com its considered delicious and nutritious.
It supports digestion, lowering of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and contains high amounts of collagen, supporting joints, skin and organs including the heart.
3 Great Ways to Consume and Benefit from Animal Bones
- Roasted Bone Marrow (yum.) Click here for delish recipes. Can be enjoyed spread on crackers and bread.
- Bone broth is a hands down “homemade” item I would recommend for your family. So simple and inexpensive, offers greater nutrition and health than many store bought broths and keep in mind, stock is not an equivalent to bone broth with flavor or nutrition.
- For the dogs! Throw your dogs a bone. (An uncooked, marrow rich bone!)
Beef Bone Broth
It really can’t get much simpler than this.
3-4 lbs beef bones with marrow (can use other types of bone including chicken feet and necks)
4 cups mixed veggies you may already have on hand (celery, carrots, onion, mushroom) Pro tip: Instead of throwing out scraps of these veggies, toss in your freezer and collect for your next homemade bone broth.)
4 whole garlic cloves
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 bay leaves
Handful parsley and thyme (fresh or dried) or italian seasoning
1 tsp crushed pepper or whole peppercorn
½ tsp salt
Optional: browned organ meat for extra flavor, fat and nutrition
Add all ingredients to an 8 or 10 gallon slow cooker. Fill to top with water. Cook on low for 36 hours. I like to cook for over 24 hours and then strain liquid into a large glass bowl. Add water and ingredients back into the slow cooker and cook for another 24 hours and then strain into the liquid from the first batch and mix together before placing into glass jars and either freezing or placing in the refrigerator. If freezing, leave plenty of head room for expansion.
Use in soups, mashed potatoes, rice, pasta or stuffing. My favorite way to enjoy it is warmed over the stove and poured into a beautiful mug on a cold, winter day. Heavenly.
Fall is upon us – a perfect time to prepare your family’s bone broth for the winter season.
Stop in at the Zweber Farms Store for the highest quality Grass-Fed and organic beef bones, soup bones and marrow bones!
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In health,
Coach Anna