Chicken Bone Broth

Bone broth made with chicken feet is thick, gelatinous, and nutrient-dense. It is inexpensive and could not be easier to make. For your convenience, we have included directions for the slow cooker and Instant Pot!

 

Chicken broth made with chicken feet is the best way to get the most collagen in bone broth.

Chicken bone broth can be used like chicken stock. It is a rich, flavorful base for soups and stews, such as chicken noodle soup, or even as a hot beverage. I’ve started replacing a cup of coffee with chicken bone broth in the morning.

Chicken Bone Broth Ingredients

• Chicken Feet: You will need about 1 pound of chicken feet with the skin removed. If the skin is still on, the feet will be yellow, and you will need to remove them before you use them. Remove the skins by boiling the feet in water for about 10 minutes, allowing them to cool, and then peeling and scrubbing the yellow skin off of the feet. There is no need to clip the nails off or do anything like that; just make sure that the feet are clean.
• Aromatics: Carrots, celery, and onions give the bone broth a delicious flavor. Wash these, cut them into large pieces, and just throw them in because we're going to strain those later anyway. A red onion will give the bone broth a darker color than a white onion.
• Seasonings: You'll use a couple of bay leaves and a little salt and pepper. After the bone broth is finished cooking, you can adjust the salt level.
• Apple Cider Vinegar: This acid helps draw out more nutrients during cooking.

How to make chicken bone broth with chicken feet

Making bone broth in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot is easy. The longer the broth cooks, the deeper the flavor and color will be.

Slow Cooker Directions

I personally like to make chicken feet bone broth in the slow cooker when I have time because the flavor and color are so amazingly rich! FYI, the color of this bone broth is darker than the one cooked in the Instant Pot because I used a red onion instead of a yellow onion.

Place the ingredients into the slow cooker, making sure not to overfill it with water, about 8 cups. The slow cooker shouldn’t be more than ¾ full. Allow the bone broth to simmer on LOW for 24 hours.

Instant Pot Directions

If you only have a few hours, the Instant Pot is the way to make bone broth.

In a 6-quart Instant Pot, toss in the ingredients and then fill the liner up to the MAX FILL line with water. In my case, I used about 10 to 12 cups. Put the lid on, remembering to make sure that the rubber seal is set in place really properly beforehand. Cook on HIGH pressure for 2 hours. 

Straining the bone broth

Once either method is done, you’ll want to strain out all of the solids through a mesh strainer into a large bowl so that you have your bone broth. Once you have the liquid all strained out, it's going to be really thin because it's hot. Give it a taste and add more salt if you want to—that's totally up to you! 

After it chills in the fridge, it will gel up and become a really thick, nice, gelatinous bone broth. That’s precisely what you're looking for when you're making bone broth because the gelatin is where you get all of its benefits! It will turn into liquid once it is reheated or comes to room temperature.

Does bone broth have health benefits?

Bone broth has been touted for its health benefits for years. This doctor claims it can improve things like:

• Treat leaky gut syndrome
• Overcome food intolerances and allergies
• Improve joint health
• Reduce cellulite
• Boost immune system