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Liquid gold for your gut

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WINTER is coming! Swap the cold green smoothie for a warming immunity drink, and treat your body like the temple that it is!

Most pre-packaged liquid stocks and cubes contain artificial colours, flavours, excess sodium, processed fats and a neurotoxin called monosodium glutamate (MSG).

Benefits of homemade beef broth:

  • Heals the digestive tract
  • Reduces inflammation
  • Enhances the immune system
  • Tissue growth & repair

Getting Started:

A large stock pot is essential when making larger quantities, this can then be portioned into freezer size portions. When choosing bones look for organic grass fed beef and chicken bones. For fish choose bones from fish that have been sustainably sourced and wild caught is preferable.

Ingredients:

2kg beef bones
2 onions, quartered
4 large carrots, roughly chopped
4 sticks celery, roughly chopped
2 tbsp. raw apple cider vinegar
Optional: Fresh thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns

Place all ingredients in a stock pot and cover with cold water, heat and reduce to a simmer. For optimal nutrient extraction bones are best left cooking for 12-24 hours, depending on the size of your bones. If you have a slow or pressure cooker cooking time will drastically reduce! Strain the stock through a sieve and cool in the fridge and skim of the hardened fat. Will keep refrigerated for 5 days. I freeze in individual portions (about 1 cup) in zip lock bags, this saves space in the freezer.

Serving suggestion:

1 cup of stock per day first thing in the morning, in place of coffee or tea (dress with freshly grated ginger, garlic & garnish with ready made pickled vegetables). Stock can also be used for casseroles, stews, soups & gravies.

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