Have you ever had homemade Bone Broth?! It is delicious, super healthy, and really helps you pull every ounce of edible food out of your meat. If you're a beginner bone broth maker, this post is going to teach you all you need to know about making Bone Broth in a pressure cooker!

Bone broth is one of the healthiest things you can consume. It helps with a multitude of bodily functions and provides major amounts of minerals and nutrients that support your immune system and gut health.

packaging the bone broth to store in the freezer

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Now, you technically do not need an instant pot to make bone broth. You can use a giant soup pot or dutch oven and let the broth simmer on the stove for 12-14 hours.

But for today, I am going to teach you exactly how to make homemade bone broth in about 2 ½ hours using a pressure cooker.

First, a few tips

Apple Cider Vinegar

You can not, I repeat, can not skip this ingredient! Even though it is only a small amount, it is super important.

Using apple cider vinegar helps to break down the bones and draw out all of those precious vitamins and minerals. Besides the bones and water, the apple cider vinegar is the most important ingredient!

Jiggly broth

After the bone broth is cooked and fully cooled, you might notice that it turns into a jiggly gelatinous liquid.

This is GOOD!!

It only happens sometimes, and is totally dependent on the bones. This jiggy gelatinous liquid signifies that there is a ton of collagen in it (so good for your skin!)

If this doesn't happen, that is OK too. Your bone broth will still be loaded with vitamins and minerals.

Using Raw Bones

Even though you can technically use raw bones when making bone broth I would highly recommend roasting them first.

Roasting the bones adds an incredible flavour to the finished broth.

To roast the bones, preheat the oven to 400°F and place the frozen raw bones on a baking sheet lined with parchment or aluminum foil. Roast in the oven for 30 minutes before beginning.

Bones in this recipe

For the majority of this recipe I show the use of one turkey carcass. This recipe has been thoroughly tested using chicken carcass, turkey carcass, and beef bones.

Let’s make some Bone Broth

This recipe is made using the 8 quart IP Duo Instant Pot.

If you are using a different size instant pot, adjust the recipe as necessary. If you need help with the adjustments, drop me a comment down below and I can help you adjust the recipe!

All of the ingredients to make bone broth

You will start by grabbing the inner bowl of the instant pot and adding the bones, carrots, celery, garlic, peppercorns, salt, and apple cider vinegar.

After all of the ingredients are in the inner bowl, fill the pot up to the max line with filtered water. It should be about 12 cups of water, but do not fill past the max line.

all of the ingredients for bone broth placed into the pressure cooker

Place the inner bowl into the instant pot pressure cooker, attach the lid and make sure the valve is in the sealing position.

Set the instant pot on high pressure and set the timer for 2-2 ½ hours*.

*If the bones you are using are fresh (not frozen), set the timer for 2 hours. If they are frozen, set the timer for 2 ½ hours.

setting the timer on the pressure cooker for two and a half hours

When the timer goes off, release the pressure valve right away. Wait until the float valve goes down, unplug, and remove the lid.

Hot Tip- When releasing the pressure from the pot, place a folded tea towel overtop of the steam valve. This way it wont spray everywhere as the pressure is being released.

placing a towel overtop of the valve while the pressure is releasing from the pressure cooker

A look at the bone broth right after removing the lid from the pressure cooker

Place a large strainer into an even larger bowl. Make sure that the bowl you choose can hold at least 16 cups of liquid.

straining out all of the bones and vegetables from the broth

Pour the broth and bones into the strainer, remove the strainer from the bowl and your bone broth is done!

a completed and strained bowl of pressure cooker bone broth

Storing Bone Broth

Bone broth will keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 days or freeze the bone broth for up to 2-3 months.

Freezing bone broth

If you are not going to be using your bone broth right away. Let the bone broth cool and transfer it to freezer safe containers.

the completed bone broth yield from one turkey carcass

I found these compostable containers at my local grocery store and they are great for freezing bone broth!

compostable containers for the bone broth to store in the freezer

You can also use mason jars! If you are using mason jars, make sure to leave room at the top of the jars for expansion during freezing. If you don't leave room for expansion the jars could shatter during freezing.

One more clever way to freeze bone broth is in ice cube trays! Perfect for adding a little flavour to a dish or as a cool treat for your furry friends!

What can bone broth be used for?

Anything!

loading all of the ingredients for beef bone broth into the pressure cooker

It can be substituted in any recipe in place of stock or you can just enjoy a warm cup of it snuggled up on the couch.

Here are a few recipes that you can use bone broth in

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