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    Instant Pot Bone Broth

    By Lisa MarcAurele · Jun 17, 2020 · 20 Comments

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    Instant Pot pressure cooker bone broth
    Instant Pot bone broth pressure cooker recipe

    It's so easy to make bone broth in an Instant Pot! This pressure cooker recipe helps to speed up the cooking time so it takes only a few hours instead of a whole day. All you need is some meat and some of your favorite spices!

    instant pot bone broth
    Article Index
    •  Why You'll Love It
    • Ingredients
    • Tips
    • Instructions
    • ️ Serving Suggestions
    • FAQS
    • Related Recipes
    • Recipe

    I'm starting to really love the convenience of pressure cooking in the Instant Pot electric pressure cooker. I've got a six-quart 7-in-1 multi-cooker version and I use it all the time to make low-carb yogurt and a pressure cooker whole chicken!

    Today, I'm sharing an Instant Pot bone broth recipe that I've been using as a base for soups. It's a great way to use the marrow bones which are high in collagen. Just be sure to use organic chicken for the most benefits!

    Although I've been using chicken bones, the process is the same for beef bones and other animal bones. In fact, it's really easy to convert the standard keto beef bone broth recipe into one made in the Instant Pot.

     Why You'll Love It

    You will love this recipe because you can use it as a base for so many other recipes. This chicken bone broth is the perfect thing to use in your favorite soup, to flavor casseroles, or to cook more chicken.

    Ingredients

    There are three parts to this recipe - the meat, the spices, and the liquid. The result is a low-carb bone broth that is nourishing and delicious.

    Meat

    For this recipe, I used chicken bones after I cooked a whole chicken. If you want to make a beef bone broth, then replace the chicken carcass with a few steaks or roast scraps and bones.

    Spices

    This is a very mild bone broth. The only spices I used are garlic and sea salt. For a bit more flavor, try adding some pepper and basil.

    chicken bones and garlic

    Liquid

    The main liquid in this broth is water. I also added some vinegar to give it a tangy flavor and more nutrition.

    Apple cider vinegar has lots of health benefits. I like to use the raw unfiltered kind as it has beneficial bacteria and acetic acid that's great for digestion.

    Vegetable Scraps

    Vegetable scraps are optional. I like to keep a bag of scraps in my refrigerator and use them in this bone broth.

    Please note: Check out the recipe card at the bottom for a full list of ingredients used to make this low-carb recipe.

    vegetable scraps added to instant pot

    Tips

    • You only need to cook it for a few short hours when making bone broth in a pressure cooker to release the highly prized gelatin. You'll know you've made a great bone broth if it turns into a jello when refrigerated.
    • Your bone broth should NOT be pourable when chilled. I typically have to scoop mine out of the container rather than pour it when making soup. That's what you want.
    • The reason it's best to slow cook the bones for 12-24 hours is so that the nutrients are released from the bones. However, when cooking under pressure, the nutrients in the bones are released much quicker.

    Instructions

    This is such an easy recipe to make. You basically put everything in your Instant Pot, cook it, and then strain it. That's it!

    all bone broth ingredient in the instant pot pressure cooker

    Cook The Broth

    Put all of the ingredients in the Instant Pot. Then, pressure cook it on high for about 3 hours. Next, do a natural pressure release and remove the lid.

    Strain And Store It

    Now all you have to do is strain the bone broth and store it in an airtight food storage container.

    Keep it in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

    ️ Serving Suggestions

    This is the perfect base for hearty soups like keto French onion soup. For a little more spice, use this bone broth to make low-carb Mexican chicken soup. It is so filling you can eat it for dinner.

    Bone broth is also the perfect way to add nutrition and flavor to keto stuffing as a side dish.

    chicken bone broth in three small white bowls with instant pot

    FAQS

    Before we get to the printable recipe card, here are some questions people often ask about how to make it.

    Is the vinegar required to add to the bone broth?

    I recommend adding vinegar to the Instant Pot bone broth recipe. If you don't, you may not get as much of the gelatin out and will miss out on releasing the maximum amount of nutrition in cooking.

    Can I save the bones and use them to make another bone broth batch?

    Yes, lots of people like to reuse the bones to make multiple batches.

    To save the bones, you'll simply place them in a container and freeze them until needed. You can just keep them with all the vegetable scraps that you've been saving for the stock.

    What is the best kind of bone broth I can buy?

    With the convenience of an electric pressure cooker, there's really no reason to go out and buy broth. But, if you do, I recommend only buying a high-quality one like Fire & Kettle which uses only organic ingredients. And, their beef broth is grass-fed.

    The cost of buying a whole organic chicken is typically cheaper than buying chicken parts and organic bone broth. And, you'll get a much fresher stock for soups and stews.

    With the Instant Pot, time really shouldn't be an issue anymore.

    pressure cooker bone broth bowls

    If you've never made your own broth from bones, you certainly need to give it a try. It's so simple and re-purposes those kitchen scraps that you'd otherwise be throwing away.

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    Recipe

    bone broth with instant pot

    Instant Pot Bone Broth

    5 from 1 vote
    It's so easy to make bone broth in an Instant Pot! This pressure cooker recipe helps to speed up the cooking time so it takes only a few hours instead of a whole day. All you need is some meat and some of your favorite spices!
    Prep Time:10 minutes mins
    Cook Time:3 hours hrs
    Total Time:3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
    Course: Condiment
    Cuisine: American
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    Servings: 16 people
    Calories: 1

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound bones or carcass from whole organic chicken
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • 8 cups water
    • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt
    • vegetable scraps optional
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Place all ingredients into electric pressure cooker.
    • Pressure cook on high 2-3 hours.
    • Allow a natural pressure release for 10-15 minutes. Then, remove lid.
    • Strain out liquid into container(s). Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Freeze for longer storage.

    Low Carb Sweeteners | Keto Sweetener Conversion Chart

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cup | Calories: 1 | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 3mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 4mg

    Additional Info

    Net Carbs: 0 g | % Carbs: % | % Protein: % | % Fat: % | SmartPoints: 0
    Values
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        [sodium] => 152
        [potassium] => 3
        [fiber] => 0
        [sugar] => 0
        [vitamin_a] => 160
        [vitamin_c] => 0.2
        [calcium] => 4
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    Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site. Erythritol carbs are not included in carb counts as it has been shown not to impact blood sugar. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.

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    Originally published: October 13, 2017... Last Updated: December 21, 2021

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    Comments

    1. Diana Wolf

      June 30, 2019 at 1:07 pm

      I don’t know what happened here. I obviously did something wrong.
      I had such hopes for this but it is definitely a fail. Maybe I didn’t use enough bones or too much water but it did not get gelatinous at all. I regularly make broth from chicken bones which comes out a lovely pale golden jelly consistency. Even my chicken soup gets gellified. This is a brown liquid with not Good flavor.

      First I thought I didn’t cook it enough so I did it again- total of 12 hours. I’m sure it isn’t the recipe- had to be something I did.
      Going to toss it, sadly and go back to just cooking it down on the stove top, may not be as nutritious but it will be edible. ?

      Reply
      • Lisa MarcAurele

        July 01, 2019 at 8:11 am

        Cooking down on the stove reduces the broth more so you could start it in the pressure cooker and then finish on the stove top to save time.

        Reply
    2. Buddy

      January 12, 2019 at 12:37 am

      After taking the broth out of the pressure cooker and chilling in the refrigerator there is a layer of grease or fat should that be removed or should that be reheated and drink?

      Reply
      • Lisa MarcAurele

        January 12, 2019 at 8:36 am

        I just blend it in after it's been reheated.

        Reply
    3. Brittany

      May 11, 2018 at 1:28 pm

      Will this work in a crockpot? We don't have a pressure cooker and can't see buying one for a few recipes.

      Reply
      • Lisa

        May 11, 2018 at 11:27 pm

        Yes! Slow cooking is actually the best for bone broth.

        Reply
    4. Hannah

      April 22, 2018 at 8:40 pm

      My broth is not gelatinous! 🙁 I put water until it just covered the bones (three lbs) then high pressure for three hours. What am I doing wrong??

      Reply
      • Lisa

        April 23, 2018 at 6:05 am

        You'll want to cook it longer. Sometimes, I pressure cook initially then put the Instant Pot on slow cook and let it sit for a day or two.

        Reply
    5. Sue

      February 20, 2018 at 7:55 pm

      I've been making bone broth for about 2 months now and I've only gotten gel once. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.I use my pressure cooker for 4 hours.

      Reply
      • Lisa

        February 21, 2018 at 6:56 am

        I don't always get the gel even when I slow cook for days.

        Reply
        • Phong

          August 11, 2018 at 2:47 pm

          Just make sure you have enough connective tissues. Those release gelatin.

        • Lisa

          August 11, 2018 at 3:53 pm

          Good point. Thanks for the tip. I make sure I specify that when getting the bones from the butcher.

    6. Linle White

      February 08, 2018 at 7:15 pm

      I am asking about programming the pressure cooker timer. I have only seen pressure cookers whose timers go to 90 minutes. Do you have to program the timer for 90 minutes, let the pressure release and then set it again for another 90?

      Reply
      • Lisa

        February 09, 2018 at 6:39 am

        My electric pressure cooker, the Instant Pot, can be programmed for a time much longer than 90 minutes. If yours has a slow cooker function, it should have that too.

        Reply
    7. Jeff Hewitt

      January 17, 2018 at 7:08 pm

      5 stars
      Great recipe! However, there is no such thing as "bone broth", it is called "stock". Broth is made from meat, stock from bones.

      Reply
      • Lisa

        January 18, 2018 at 6:33 am

        I guess you can call it bone stock! I always make mine with meat on the bones so it's a little of both.

        Reply
    8. Karen d

      January 11, 2018 at 5:39 pm

      Hi. Can you tell me how you came up with the nutrition information? I've tried using myfitnesspal, but the numbers are way off what you have here. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Lisa

        January 12, 2018 at 5:23 am

        It's calculated with a program called WP Recipe Maker.

        Reply
      • Linle White

        February 08, 2018 at 7:11 pm

        Can someone tell me how you set a pressure cooker time to 3 hours. Usually the setting only goes to 90 minute. Do you have to cook it for 90 minutes, wait for pressure release, then set it again for another 90??? I am so confused!!!

        Reply
        • Lisa

          February 09, 2018 at 6:40 am

          I am able to set the Instant Pot for 180 minutes (3 hours)

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