{"id":17087,"date":"2015-03-19T08:55:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T14:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=17087"},"modified":"2015-03-19T08:55:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T14:55:52","slug":"making-stock-in-the-slow-cooker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2015\/03\/making-stock-in-the-slow-cooker\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Stock In The Slow Cooker"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Slow<\/a><\/p>\n

I used to make stock on the stovetop with a huge pot that simmered for about 4-5 hours. \u00a0I started off with six quarts of water and would only end up with about 3 quarts of stock.<\/p>\n

It took me a long time to try making stock in the slow cooker. \u00a0I think a part of me was afraid that it wouldn’t turn out right but friends, I was wrong. \u00a0Oh so very wrong.<\/p>\n

The first time I made stock using the slow cooker was last Thanksgiving and I will not be going back to the old method at all.<\/p>\n

I don’t have a pressure cooker or an Instapot so for me, the slow cooker is the best method for getting the most flavorful and rich stock.<\/p>\n

Using my basic recipe for broth:<\/p>\n

Bones + Veggies + Salt + Apple Cider Vinegar + Crapton of Water<\/p>\n

I add all these things to my slow cooker and I fill the slow cooker all the way to the tippy top with water. \u00a0Put it on high and forget about it. \u00a0Once the liquid inside reaches a nice simmer (which takes about 6 hours), I turn the temperature to low and let that baby go for 24+ hours.<\/p>\n

Yes, 24+ hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The house smells amazing and I end up with the best stock I’ve ever made. \u00a0When I get up in the mornings I’ll top off the slow cooker with more water to bring the level back up to the tippy top and give it at least another 6 hours.<\/p>\n

I strain everything out and portion out the stock. \u00a0Typically I end up with about 5+ quarts of stock. \u00a0Chicken is my favorite but I’ve done this with beef and pork as well.<\/p>\n

In fact, I just picked up some pork neck bones with my local hog share and I cannot wait to make some amazing stock out of that. \u00a0Pho in da house for daaayyyyzzz!<\/p>\n

Some folks who use or drink stock on a daily basis will keep the slow cooker going for a week, topping off the water to replace what they remove. \u00a0I may try that\u00a0if we get to a point where we are drinking stock on the regular but for now 24+ hours is perfect.<\/p>\n

The best part (aside from the result!) is that making stock in the slow cooker means the house doesn’t steam up and I can move on to other things without having to babysit a big pot on the stove.<\/p>\n

Now go make yourself slow cooker stock!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I used to make stock on the stovetop with a huge pot that simmered for about 4-5 hours. \u00a0I started off with six quarts of water and would only end up with about 3 quarts of stock. It took me a long time to try making stock in the slow cooker. \u00a0I think a part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[14],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-4rB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17087"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17087\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}