Easy Homemade Bone Broth Recipe

There’s something timeless about a pot of bone broth gently simmering on the stove. It’s the kind of slow, steady nourishment our grandparents understood instinctively — simple ingredients, long cooking, and real results.

If you’ve been looking for an easy homemade bone broth recipe, this is the one we make here on the farm. Made with grass-fed beef bones, slow-simmered to extract collagen, minerals, and deep flavor, this broth is comforting, practical, and powerfully restorative.

Whether you’re focused on gut health, joint support, immune resilience, or simply cooking more nutrient-dense meals at home, bone broth belongs in your kitchen.

Ingredients

3–5 lbs grass-fed beef bones (knuckle bones, marrow bones, joint bones, or a mix. Roast them for a richer flavor, keep raw for a milder taste)

2 TBS vinegar (apple cider or any of the Sour Flower vinegars)

water (enough to fully cover bones)

1 TBS sea salt

Optional: fresh parsley, thyme, ginger, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, any other seasonings you like.

Method

1. Roast the Bones (Optional but Recommended)

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Roast bones for 30–40 minutes until deeply browned. This builds richer flavor and color.

2. Build the Pot

Transfer roasted bones to a large stockpot or slow cooker. Add vegetables and herbs if using, and vinegar.

The vinegar helps extract minerals from the bones — don’t skip this step.

3. Add Water

Cover everything fully with water. Then add your salt.

4. Simmer Low & Slow

Bring to a gentle boil, then immediately reduce to a very low simmer.

Skim foam during the first hour.

Simmer:

• 12–24 hours on the stovetop
• 18–24 hours in a slow cooker (LOW setting)
• 3 hours in an Instant Pot (high pressure)

Low heat and patience are key to making a truly collagen-rich bone broth.

5. Strain & Cool

Strain through a fine mesh sieve.

Let cool. Refrigerate.

If your broth gels in the fridge, that’s a good sign — it means the collagen has been properly extracted.

Pro Tip: Adding 2-4 chicken feet creates the most collagen-rich bone broth.

Why Make Bone Broth at Home?

When you make beef bone broth at home, you control the quality. Using grass-fed, antibiotic-free beef bones ensures your broth is:

✔ Rich in natural collagen and gelatin

✔ High in minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium

✔ Supportive for gut health and digestion

✔ Free from additives, preservatives, and flavor enhancers

✔ Deeply flavorful and nutrient-dense

Bone broth isn’t just stock — it’s a slow extraction of nutrients that traditional cultures relied on for recovery, postpartum nourishment, immune support, and rebuilding strength.