Soy Free Beef Bone Broth

Total time12 hr 50 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time30 min

5.0

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Rich, deeply savory, and built entirely from whole ingredients, this bone broth is the kind of thing that makes your kitchen smell incredible for hours. Knuckles, marrow bones, and oxtail are roasted until deeply browned before a long, slow simmer coaxes out every bit of collagen and mineral goodness — the kind of depth you simply cannot get from a carton. Apple cider vinegar is the quiet workhorse here, helping draw minerals from the bones during that initial 30-minute rest before the heat even goes on. Carrots, celery, onion, garlic, fresh thyme, parsley, ginger, and turmeric round out the flavor with warmth and brightness, no flavor packets or additives required. Store-bought broths and bouillons are notorious for sneaking in soy-derived ingredients like soy lecithin or hydrolyzed soy protein, so making your own is genuinely the cleanest route. When the finished broth gels firmly in the fridge, that's your sign the collagen extraction worked — spoon it into soups, braise with it, or just warm a mug and sip it straight.

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Ingredients

8 servings

4 lb beef bones (knuckles, marrow bones, and/or oxtail)
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 medium carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
3 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 medium yellow onion, quartered
6 cloves garlic, smashed
2 bay leaves
4 sprigs fresh thyme
4 sprigs fresh parsley
1 tbsp fresh ginger, thinly sliced
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
12 cups cold water, or enough to cover bones by 2 inches

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Arrange the beef bones in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan. Roast for 25–30 minutes, turning once halfway through, until the bones are deeply browned on the cut surfaces.
2
Transfer the roasted bones to a large stockpot (12-quart or larger). Pour off and discard any rendered fat from the roasting pan, then add 1–2 cups of the cold water to the hot pan and scrape up the browned bits with a wooden spoon. Pour this liquid into the stockpot.

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