Boil Bones – That’s How It Works

Boiling bones is not difficult

Homemade bone broth is nutritious.

• Bones take a long time to cook. It should be at least two to three hours, but four hours is better.
• The longer you cook bones, the more gelatine will dissolve and get into the cooking water.
• An important component of bones is calcium. The calcium only dissolves from the bones when the pH value is reduced.
• A tablespoon of vinegar will not be enough to significantly lower the pH of the water. If you value the calcium in the bones, you need to add about 100 ml of vinegar to the cooking water to dissolve the calcium.
• The bone broth retains more flavor if you roast the bones in the oven at 200 degrees for about half an hour before cooking.
• You can skip this step if you cook the meat broth with different vegetables.

Make your own beef broth

The preparation of the meat broth does not require much effort.

• For the broth you need a kilogram of beef bones. When buying, make sure that marrow bones are included.
• Before cooking, you need to thoroughly rinse the bones with very hot water. This is important to remove the bone meal.
• Put the bones in a sufficiently large saucepan and fill it up with two liters of cold water.
• Briefly boil the water and then reduce the heat. The bones must now soak for two to three hours at a medium temperature.
• During this time, scoop off the broth from time to time with a slotted spoon. This cleans the broth from the protein foam that forms during cooking.
• While the bones are pulling, prepare the vegetables. Finely chop 250g of carrots, a small celeriac, two onions and half a leek.
• Now add the vegetables to the bones and season them with a little salt and nutmeg. Also add three or four bay leaves.
• After another 45 to 60 minutes of cooking time, the meat broth is ready. Take out the bones and pour the broth through a sieve.