Bone broths are amazing for your gut health as they heal and seal the digestive tract. This mineral-rich broth is just what the doctor orde...
Bone broths are amazing for your gut health as they heal and seal the digestive tract. This mineral-rich broth is just what the doctor ordered. It’s charged with the anti-inflammatory powers of turmeric, fresh ginger and a whole chicken. Freeze the broths in ice-cube trays to give convenient little portions to pop into other dishes which accompany turmeric chicken broth.
Makes: 1L
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| Turmeric Chicken Broth |
Makes: 1L
Turmeric Chicken Broth ingredients
- 1 whole organic chicken
- 2 chicken feet, for extra gelatine (optional)
- 2L filtered water
- 2 tbsp apple-cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 celery stalks, chopped
- 2.5cm knob fresh ginger, grated
- ½ tsp ground turmeric or fresh grated turmeric
- Good pinch Celtic sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves only
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
Turmeric Chicken Broth preparation
- Put chicken in large stainless-steel stockpot, along with chicken feet, if using.
- Add water, vinegar and lemon juice. Add onion, celery, ginger, turmeric and salt, and season generously with freshly ground black pepper.
- Bring to boil overmediumheat, skimming off any foam that rises. Reduce heat to lowest setting, then cover and simmer for 2 hours.
- Remove from heat, remove chicken from pot and leave until cool enough to handle.
- Takemeat off bones, reserving bones and settingmeat aside for another use.
- Return bones to pot and simmer over very lowheat for 4–6 hours, checking now and then and adding a littlemore filtered water if needed.
- Add parsley and garlic and simmer for another 10 mins.
- Remove bones then strain broth into airtight containers and refrigerate until fat congeals on top.
- Will keep in fridge for 4–5 days, covered with a good layer of its natural fat. (Don’t discard fat—it’s healthy, tasty and great for cooking with!) Alternatively, freeze broth for up to 3months.
