Immunity Supporting Curried Bone Broth

This simple twist on a basic bone broth is both delicious and highly nourishing. It's great on it's own, or as the base to your favourite soup or stew! Did you know that bone broth contains over 10 important nutrients that are important to both immunity and overall health?

The Weston A. Price Foundation explains that simmering over an extended period of time causes the bones and ligaments to release healing compounds like collagen, proline, glycine and glutamine. Bone broths also contain minerals in forms that your body can easily absorb, including calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon and sulphur. chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine, which are often taken in the form of an expensive supplement are also found in bone broth. ​

Ingredients:

• 1 Whole Chicken Carcass Or Beef Bones or a combination (about 2 lbs of bones) 
• 1 Carrot (peeled and chopped)
• 1 Yellow Onion (diced)
• 2 stalks Celery (chopped)
• 3 Garlic (cloves, halved)
• 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 tsp Sea Salt
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 cup Parsley (chopped) - optional
• 6 cups Water

*You can also save and freeze veggie scraps (carrot tops, onion skin, celery ends etc) and use these in replace of fresh items.

Directions: 

1. Place the bones in the slow cooker. Add all remaining ingredients. Set slow cooker to low and let cook for at least 12 hours. I recommend 24-48 hours. 
2. After your desired cooking as come to an end, strain the broth through a strainer or mesh sack. Discard the vegetables that you strained out. Allow broth to cool. Freeze broth until ready to use.

*Bear in mind you may have to turn your slow cooker back on periodically. Mine has a 10-hour limit, so I check it a couple times throughout the day, mainly first thing in the morning and before I go to bed.

If you don't like your house to smell like bone broth for days, I've found that keeping it out in the garage is a good option as long as you have a safe place to put it and won't forget about it!