Bone Beef Broth For Steak Soup
As our lifestyles become increasingly busy, we find ourselves leaning into the convenience of quick fixes like collagen powders and pre-made broths (the health benefits of collagen are a whole story within itself). While these options certainly make life easier, they come at a cost. The Nebraska country-strong tradition of cooking with cuts of beef, like soup bones, is fading away (to our dismay and detriment).
These simple yet vital skills tie us to our Nebraska heritage and offer a deeper appreciation for food we eat.
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Recipe For Bone Beef Broth & Then Steak Soup!
Beef bones such as neck, shank, osso buco or soup bones. Bone marrow helps to boost the immune system and reduce inflammation among other health benefits. Vegetables such as onion, celery, carrots. Spices such as sea salt, cracked pepper, garlic and onion powder, thyme and sage
Step 1: Pre-heat the oven to 400 and place the bones (thawed or frozen) in for about 40 minutes. Remove and place into the crockpot.
Step 2: Cut up large chunks of the vegetables for stock. These do not need to be small bite sized pieces as they will be strained out later.
Step 3: Add in spices to your liking such as Spices such as sea salt, cracked pepper, garlic and onion powder, thyme and sage.
Step 4: Seal crock pot lid tightly and set for 12 – 14 hours.
Step 5: The crock pot will be hot, so be cautious, give it time too cool, and use hot pads. Get a large bowl and strainer and place them strategically in the sink. Dump the contents of the crockpot through the strainer into the bowl. The liquid will be very tasty, healthy, and scrumptious beef stock! You may also have lots of great chunks of beef which can be used for your soup! Make sure and small bones are discarded. I toss the vegetables to our chickens. You can refrigerate or freeze the broth and beef to be used later. Or you can directly make it into soup!
Continued if you wish to make it directly into soup…
I rinse my crockpot to help ensure no small bone fragments are present.
Step 6: Add all the beef broth and meat into the crockpot. If you want to add more beef you can do this several ways including frying ground burger, or steak and cutting it up.
Step 7: Cut up the vegetables that you want to add to your soup. Some Keto friendly ones are zucchini, onion, asparagus tips, carrots, and celery. If you want to make it more hearty country you can add diced potatoes.
Step 8: Add in you preferred spices such as Spices such as sea salt, cracked pepper, garlic and onion powder, thyme and sage. Yes, I do add more even though we had some in the broth.
Step 9: Set the crockpot on low for about 4-6 hours. This will depend on if you added more beef. If you add in more beef then you will want it in the crockpot long enough to be falling apart. If you used ground beef then you should be good at 4 hours.
Step 10: Open the crock pot lid and let it cool for a bit before re-covering. Pour some into a bowl and let it rest for a while. It will be very hot and tempting, but a burnt tongue never helps the taste buds. Other then that, enjoy!!!
