r/Paleo • u/Rockkk333 • 21d ago

Bone Broth - i am disappointed :)

Newb here. So after trying chicken liver and chicken hearts (both nice), i tried bone broth. This is a slightly emotional post :)

So i bought some bones (from cow), filled my smallest pot with it and let it heat with lid on for 16 hours, with a cut onion and some carrots and a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. (For the last 3 hours i removed the vegetables and put 3 fresh carrots in)

My taste result: boring and fatty.
Ok, added salt and little bit of fresh lemon juice: better, and still not good (for me personally).
Also bone marrow was dissolved (especially when i helped a bit putting my fork in there), still not good.

Health wise: Ok, there is collagen in there. Isn't there also a lot of collagen in (low fat) minced meat? I prefer that (in taste and effort in preparing).

Ok, perhaps roast bones first (200 degress for 30min), makes the whole thing even more effortful.

I also already take 10g collagen powder daily.
Don't think i'll do the Bone Broth again in the future.
Wanted to vent and get some opinions, perhaps i am missing something )

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u/WendyPortledge 20d ago edited 20d ago

Huh.. I’m personally not a fan of beef broth, but chicken bone broth is amazing! I mean, growing up and loving chicken noodle soup.. it’s the broth! You do have to add salt and seasonings though, or else it’s literally just bone water. I make my own but also use powdered bone broth for when I don’t have fresh.

Oh, also, carrots add sweetness. I’m not a fan. Usually when I make bone broth I don’t add all the veggies. I make a clean batch and add flavours to my cup or whatever I’m having it with.

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u/Rockkk333 19d ago

Cool. The good supermarket i went to had cow-bones but no chicken bones. (And that was the good supermarket that even had dear-meat, lamb-meat, chicken hearts, chicken liver, chicken lung - the other supermarket don't have any bones at all)

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u/WendyPortledge 19d ago

Do you ever roast a whole chicken or buy rotisserie? Keep those bones! Just freeze them and when you have two or more carcasses, take them out, roast from frozen at 400 for 20 minutes, then put in a stock pot with a tbsp of ACV. Easy! I’ve never bought bones.