Smoked Chicken Bone Broth Recipe (Paleo, Low Carb)
This deliciously smoky and savory chicken bone broth recipe is great for sipping on a cold winter day or using in soups and other recipes. This recipes makes about ten cups and is keto and paleo friendly.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-24 hours
- Total Time: 12-24 hours
- Yield: 10 Servings (1 cup each) 1x
- Category: Soups
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Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 10 cups water
- 1/2 yellow onion, peeled and quartered
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 3 ribs of celery (use the leaves – they’re loaded w/ vitamin c, calcium, and potassium)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (important ingredient, don’t nix this one!)
- pink Himalayan salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- cheesecloth, or a fine strainer
Instructions
- Set aside your gizzards and any other innards that come with your chicken.
- Add a little salt and pepper to your chicken and smoke as you normally would – cook until 180 degrees.
- Pick off all the meat you want to eat, leaving the carcass behind.
- Add the carcass and the innards to a crockpot on low.
- Add the rest of the ingredients.
- Cook for at least 12 hours on low with the cover on (so the water doesn’t evaporate) — you can cook even longer, I think mine went for 16 hours and some people let theirs go for 24 hours.
- Because you cooked the chicken first, you won’t have as much fat and gooey stuff on top like other recipes. But if you do, just scoop them off the top.
- Pour the broth through the cheesecloth or fine strainer (I never have cheesecloth around, and a fine strainer works fine for me).
- Use or store, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 (1 cup each)
- Calories: 395
- Fat: 27g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 34g
Keywords: Chicken Bone Broth