Making homemade stock is not difficult, but it does take time. The end result is worth every minute, and produces a healthy, flavorful stock that can be used in many recipes or consumed as a broth for daily wellness.
Note: If you double this recipe, be sure to double your cooking time too.
Ingredients (Makes about 4 quarts):
- 1 - 3.5 lb. package Wild Idea Buffalo Shanks
- 1 - 2 lb. package Wild Idea Buffalo Soup Bones
- 1 - 2 lb. package Wild Idea Meaty Buffalo Bones
- 1 - onion, quartered & separated
- 6 - garlic cloves
- 2 - carrots, chopped
- 3 - stalks celery, chopped
- 1 to 2 - tablespoons olive oil
- 2 - teaspoons salt
- 1 - tablespoon black pepper
- 8 - quarts water
- 2 - tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 - half bunch parsley
Preparations:
- Soak bones in cold water overnight. Drain and pat dry.
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Arrange shanks, bones and all vegetables except parsley on large baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt & pepper.
- Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, turning ingredients occasionally.
- Transfer ingredients to stockpot, along with brown bits from the roasting pan, cover with 8 quarts water and add the apple cider vinegar and parsley.
- Bring to a full boil over high heat on the stove top. Reduce heat to simmer (bubbles should barely break the surface), cover and simmer for 48 hours.
- Using a slotted spoon scoop bones, meat, and vegetables out of the pot. Optional: Reserve the marrow-bones that still have the marrow inside for spreading on toast and wrap up usable shank meat, which will be fall apart tender for a later use. See recipe for Layered Nachos.
- Pour broth through a strainer to remove smaller particles and refrigerate overnight, or until fat has hardened on the surface.
- Remove stock from refrigerator and remove the fat from the top of the surface.
- Return stock to stove top and bring to a full boil. If broth has not yet reduced to half, reduce heat and simmer uncovered until you have about 4 quarts.
- Transfer hot broth into clean, warmed jars and cover with lids. Store in the refrigerator for up to one month. Many recipes will state that you can only store for 3 days. This is simply not true. I have kept stock for months with no problems, but a month is a good safe guide.
18 comments
Great article. I make buffalo bone broth from your products as needed and I have stored it in the freezer for many months, but best long term storage has been pressure canning the buffalo broth…now we’re talking several years storage. It is a real joy not to have to worry about losing electric power because I have bone broth on the shelf plus I can make a meal faster without having to defrost the stock. How about providing rendered buffalo fat for those of us who homecraft artisan soap?
I can the stock using the usual pressure canner method and my stock lasts a year or two on the shelf without refrigeration. I also give it away as gifts. So much more delicious than store bought.
My only comment is that I’m wondering why you remove the fat. I make broth with a very similar recipe from bone marrow bones and the collagen and fat I feel are what gives it so much flavor. And I do agree you can keep it in the fridge for a long time as the fat and collagen give it a good seal. Good stuff!!!