Would you like to prepare a hearty and nourishing beef bone broth? We’ll guide you on how to boil beef bones and everything you need to keep in mind. A great beef bone broth simmers gently for up to 20 hours.
To make a beef bone broth, you naturally need quality beef bones. These can be sourced from your butcher, organic markets, or health food stores. Always choose bones from animals that were raised humanely, free from medications, and fed naturally—ideally pasture-raised—for the best flavor and benefits. Only high-quality bones can create a rich, nutritious beef broth packed with all its health benefits.
Along with the bones, you’ll need plenty of vegetables. It’s best to choose regional organic produce here, since nobody wants pesticides in their broth.
If you plan to cook beef bones, be sure to have a large soup pot and enough time to let the flavors develop fully. For a broth with a truly rich nutrient profile, it’s essential to simmer it for 8 to 10 hours.
Before sharing our recipe for an authentic beef bone broth, we’d like to offer our three insider tips for perfectly cooking the beef bones:
- Roast the bones: Searing the bones in a pan before cooking adds wonderful flavor and beautiful color.
- Apple cider vinegar: Add a splash of apple cider vinegar to the pot to help extract nutrients and minerals from the bones.
- Long cooking time: The longer you simmer the broth, the longer you cook, the more valuable nutrients like collagen you can extract from the bones. However, you shouldn’t cook the beef bones for too long (no more than 20 hours), because eventually the bones start to break down, making the broth cloudy and bland in flavor.
Just a quick note before we dive into the recipe:
Bone broth is an amazing product because it transforms what might seem like waste (beef bones) — which often goes unused — into a high-quality ingredient that supports a balanced diet. This holistic approach to using every part of the animal is known as the nose-to-tail principle.
Recipe for Beef Bone Broth
5 liters
Preparation time: 8–10 hours
Ingredients:
- 2.5 kg pasture-raised beef bones
- 5.5 liters tap water
- 1/4 celery root
- 4 medium carrots
- 2 large tomatoes
- 100 g leek
- 2 large onions
- 30 ml organic apple cider vinegar
- ½ bunch fresh parsley
- 40 g rock salt, or sea salt as an alternative
- 2 tsp whole black peppercorns
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 g thyme
- Optional: 2 garlic cloves
- Butter or ghee
Simmer the Bones – Step by Step:
- Quickly blanch the beef bones in boiling water for 5 minutes. Rinse the bones briefly with cold water, then roast them on a baking sheet in the oven at around 180°C until they turn lightly brown and develop rich roasting aromas.
- Dice the celery, leek, carrots, and tomatoes, then add them to a pot along with the roasted beef bones, parsley, spices, and apple cider vinegar. Cover everything with cold water.
- Sauté the onions (and garlic if you like) in a little ghee until fragrant, then add them to the pot.
- Bring the broth to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer gently for 8 to 10 hours. Skim off fat and foam regularly throughout cooking.
- Strain the broth through a cheesecloth or fine sieve, then refrigerate it overnight.
- The next day, simply remove the solidified fat layer from the chilled broth, leaving you with a clear, flavorful base perfect for enriching your dishes. Next, pour the broth into a pot, discarding the cloudy sediment at the bottom. If you prefer a richer beef broth, you can leave some or all of the fat in the broth.
- Bring the broth back to a boil, then season with salt, herbs, and spices. Let it steep for 30 minutes before straining it through a cloth once more. All done!
Ready-made Beef Broth in a Jar – Healthy, Quick, and Delicious
If you don’t have time to simmer beef bones yourself, you can conveniently purchase our ready-made organic beef broth in the online shop. We simmer the JARMINO beef bone broth for 20 hours, creating a rich flavor while locking in a wealth of nutrients and minerals. For example, this achieves a collagen content of 3.4g per 100ml.
