Artificial Food Coloring Free Ginger-Turmeric Healing Broth

Total time2 hr

Prep time15 min

Cook time1 hr 45 min

5.0

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Artificial Food Coloring Free Ginger-Turmeric Healing Broth

This golden, fragrant broth is the kind of thing you want simmering on the stove on a slow afternoon — warming, deeply savory, and built entirely from whole, real ingredients. Fresh ginger and turmeric give it that signature golden hue and a gentle heat that feels genuinely restorative, no dyes or additives required. Every ingredient in the pot is something you can see and name: bone-in chicken, root vegetables, fresh herbs, and a splash of apple cider vinegar to help draw out all that goodness from the bones. For anyone navigating artificial color sensitivities, store-bought broths and soups can be a minefield of mystery additives, but this one is completely transparent — what you put in is exactly what you get out. The long, unhurried simmer transforms humble carrots and parsnips into something silky and sweet, while the chicken becomes tender enough to shred right back into the bowl. Finish it with a handful of fresh parsley and you have a meal that looks as vibrant as it tastes, with that gorgeous amber color coming purely from turmeric and time.

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 lbs bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces (thighs or drumsticks), fresh
8 cups cold water
2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1-inch piece fresh turmeric, peeled and thinly sliced (or 1 tsp ground turmeric)
2 medium carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 medium parsnips, cut into 2-inch pieces
3 sprigs fresh thyme
3 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

For serving

2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped (optional)

Instructions

1
Place the chicken pieces in a large 6-quart pot and cover with 8 cups of cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then immediately reduce the heat to medium-low and skim off any gray foam that rises to the surface during the first 5–10 minutes.
2
Add the ginger, turmeric, carrots, parsnips, thyme sprigs, parsley sprigs, salt, and apple cider vinegar to the pot. Stir briefly to distribute.

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