How to Make Chicken Feet Bone Broth

This chicken feet bone broth is jam packed with beneficial collagen, tastes amazing, and so easy to make!

Collagen is a popular supplement. It can come in a powder, pill, and even gummies. Instead of spending a ton of money on these supplements, you can make the OG of collagen, bone broth, right at home for a fraction of the cost.

Collagen is the most abundant protein found in the body and is incredible for gut health. This is where the old “chicken noodle soup when sick” came from, because it is so good for your health!

Most soup today though don’t contain anywhere near the good thats in homemade bone broth.

We always have an abundance of bone broth on hand to use as a base for soups, stews, sauces, potatoes, and to just drink plain from a mug.

The best part is that you can make it almost completely from scraps!

Most of the bones used in the recipe come from chickens we ate for meals previously.

The veggies are scraps from prepping for other meals (i.e. leftover from soup prep or leftovers from meals) If you don’t have scraps, you can of course just get fresh vegetables from the grocery store.

What you need to make Bone Broth

• Stock pot, crock pot, or roaster – We prefer doing larger batches each time so we love using a roaster.
• Water
• Salt – Our favorite is Redmond’s real sea salt
• Apple Cider Vinegar – This is added to help the bones release essential nutrients
• Chicken Bones – This can be easily replaced with pork or beef bones as well. We save bones from our meals and just throw them into a freezer bag. When we are ready to make broth, we just dump them all in from frozen
• Chicken feet – We don’t have chicken feet (sometimes called paws) from our meals, but you can get them from your butcher or local grocer. If you don’t see them out, just simply ask them!
• Vegetables and herbs – Carrots, onion, garlic, celery, ginger root, and cilantro are our typical go-to’s
• Straining spoon and mesh strainer – We use these to remove all of the solids when the broth is done and the mesh strainer we use to get smaller pieces out when pouring from one liquid measuring cup to the other
• Liquid measuring cups – These are helpful for pouring into whatever you are storing your broth in. We use two; one to scoop from the roaster and then we pour it through our mesh strainer into our second measuring cup
• Silicone Molds – We love LOVE these molds and use them specifically for bone broth. We measure out both 1 C and 1/2 C measurements and we have pre-measured bone broth frozen in cubes for easy use!

How to make chicken bone broth

First, make sure all of your veggies are washed and prepped. I use my ozone machine to wash and do a few rough chops of all my veggies. Nothing fancy needed!

Add vegetables, frozen bones from the freezer, 1/4 C salt, a few gluggs of ACV, and chicken feet to your roaster.

Fill with water until all ingredients are mostly covered (ours is typically about 36 cups)

Increase heat until it starts simmering, almost like a light boil, and then bring down temperature to a steady simmer.

Let simmer anywhere from 12-24 hours

Once finished, remove lid and turn the heat off for it to cool until warm

When cooled, use the straining spoon to remove the vegetables, bones, herbs, etc.

I work on either towels and a plate to set my wet measuring cups in OR I use a roasting drip pan

Using a liquid measuring cup, scoop out broth from the roaster and then pour through final mesh strainer into your second liquid measuring cup.

Pour broth into molds as desired

Date your molds and place in freezer

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does bone broth last in the fridge?

• The only time we have broth in the fridge is when I have some leftover from my batch that wouldn’t fill a complete mold or I am thawing some for cooking. Try to use any broth in the fridge within 3-5 days.

How to prep chicken feet for bone broth

• I know people who like to boil their chicken feet separately first, some who like to then peel the skin off, some who like to remove the toes – we just throw them in from frozen as is!