Homemade Turkey Broth

When your done with your super tasty heritage turkey, what comes next? Well, dont waste the bones... It makes hte absolute best turkey broth avaialble!

Warning - We do not recommend trying this with store bought turkey or chicken. The results will not be as pleasing, and the heatlh benefits will be limited. The raising and breed of the animal is what produces the health benefits and taste.

With the disclaimer out of the way.. here's a simple way to make yoru own turkey stock or broth. It is excellent as a warm drink, a stock for any soup, addition to any dish that needs liquid, etc etc. The list is endless!

Ingredients:
1 heritage pasture raised turkey
4 organic carrots
1 organic onion
4 stalks organic celery
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 tablespoon organic black peppercorns
6 organic bay leaves
2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
Water

Procedure:
Place the turkey leftovers into a large stock pot. We use a 32 quart one and it just holds 1 turkey without breaking the bones apart.  Fill with water to cover the entire bird. Add all the ingredients. Bring to a simmer and very slowly simmer over low heat. It is very important to set heat as low as possible to keep a slight simmer. Cover completely and let it simmer for about 3 days. Check every day to stir and add water as necessary to keep level up. On the thrid day you should have a slightly brown, completely unclear stock that smells wonderful.

To bottle it for use later, take a large strainer and press down on top of hte stockto provide some clear broth to scoop out. Now use a ladel to scoop out as much of hte stock as possible into quart or half gallon mason jars. Fill the jars to about an inch or two from the top (to leave room for freezing).  Its best to do this while the stock is still hot.  Once the level becomes too low to scoop out with a ladel, just put a large bowl in the sink, place strainer in the bowl, and pour the rest of the contents into the strainer. Let all the juice drip out. Then you can finish filling hte jars from the bowl.

the jars should be sealed, allowed to cool, and placed in the fridge or freezer. Do not attempt to keep tham at room temperature, they are not processed for that. The flavor is better if you do not process for long term storage.  These bottles will keep for about a week in the fridge, or much longer if you freeze them. If you wish to freeze them, let them cool on the counter, then place in fridge overnight, then freezer. This prevents weakening of hte glass and jar breakage.

Enjoy! you know have plenty of super nutritious turkey bone stock for use whenever you need.

This stock forms the basis of many health diets including Weston Price, GAPS, SCD, etc. They all hail this type of broth as one of the healthiest foods you can consume!