Recipe - Bone Broth

Our Nutrition Champion Kerry (who was dressed as a very cute little Elf last Friday by the way) has come up with a very nutritious bone broth this week. It’s made with selenium and zinc- rich chicken bones and antioxidant-rich coriander. All good stuff for your bones, hair and nails apparently. Let’s hope it taste better than it sounds!

Bone Broth

Ingredients: (serves 4)

1 meaty chicken carcass plus any jellified roasting juices from it, skin and fat discarded.

1 large onion halved and sliced.

Zest and juice from 1 lemon.

2 bay leaves

1-2 red chillies halved deseeded and sliced.

1 tsp ground coriander.

½ tsp ground cumin.

Small pack fresh coriander, stems and leaves chopped and separated

1 large garlic clove, finely grated.

Method:

Break the chicken carcass into a large pan and add the onion, 1½ litres of water, the lemon juice and bay leaves. Cover and simmer for 40 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly to make things a bit easier to handle.

Place a colander over a bowl and scoop out all the bones into the colander. Pick through them stripping off the chicken and returning it with any onion as you work your way down the pile of bones. Return any broth from the bowl to the pan and any jellified roasting juices – along with the chilli, ground coriander, cumin, coriander stems, lemon zest and garlic. Cook for a few minutes until just bubbling – don’t over boil as you will spoil the delicate flavours. Taste and season only if you need to. Enjoy!

Calories: 150

Protein: 6g

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