You already have great answers, but my usual method is:
- Take chicken bones, leaving some meat scraps on them.
- Put in slow cooker. Add enough water to cover. Add a splash of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. (This helps pull the awesome minerals out of the bones.)
- Add some combination of cut up carrots, parsnips, onion, garlic (all roughly chopped: the goal is 'fit in pot with other items' not 'bite size'). Dried herbs are not a bad thing either (Rosemary and tarragon are staples. A tiny pinch of salt doesn't hurt either.)
- Put slow cooker on for 18-24 hours (and 36 is not too many) on low. When done, strain and put into containers.
The only thing I have to check while it's going is making sure to give it more minutes before I go to bed/go out to work/etc.
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Date: 2013-06-09 04:30 pm (UTC)- Take chicken bones, leaving some meat scraps on them.
- Put in slow cooker. Add enough water to cover. Add a splash of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. (This helps pull the awesome minerals out of the bones.)
- Add some combination of cut up carrots, parsnips, onion, garlic (all roughly chopped: the goal is 'fit in pot with other items' not 'bite size'). Dried herbs are not a bad thing either (Rosemary and tarragon are staples. A tiny pinch of salt doesn't hurt either.)
- Put slow cooker on for 18-24 hours (and 36 is not too many) on low. When done, strain and put into containers.
The only thing I have to check while it's going is making sure to give it more minutes before I go to bed/go out to work/etc.