I HEART Bone Broth
I think it is universally known that bone broth is healing, wonderful and liquid gold. My sister and I have both shared our bone broth recipes in the past. Mine using an old fashioned slow cooker bone broth recipe and hers using a pressure cooker for 3 hour bone broth. We’ve extolled the virtues and long lists of health benefits from vitamins to minerals to amino acids and more. So you can imagine my surprise when on my SIBO journey I learned that drinking traditional bone broth could exacerbate my SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth).
Why Is That?
I’m going to let a doctor do the talking here. Here’s an excerpt of an article from Dr. Melanie Keller from SIBO Solution:
“Popular bone broth recipes typically use cartilage-containing parts of an animal. For individuals with SIBO, broth that is made from cartilage can be problematic. The reason for this is that glucosaminoglycans (GAGS) are released from the cartilage during the preparation of the broth. GAGS are polysaccharides, which are a category of foods that can be troublesome for individuals with SIBO.”
So, Now What?
There is a solution! Dr. Keller goes on to share her SIBO Broth recipe, which is one of the most basic recipes ever and it only take 1.5 hours to cook on the stove before it is ready to serve! BOOM! Please take a look at my video above for step by step instruction or follow the recipe outlined below.
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
- Fresh Herbs of your choice
- Water
Instructions
- Fill up a pot with 8 cups of water
- Place the chicken breasts and thighs in the pot
- Put whatever herbs you have on hand in the pot. There is no precise quantity. (I used Sage, Marjoram, Rosemary, Thyme and Oregano.)
- Cook on the stove on a low simmer, uncovered for an hour and a half
- Let cool
- Skim the fat off the top if you did not use organic, antibiotic free chicken
- Strain
- Store in the fridge up to five days. If you don't use it in five days, store it in the freezer for up to six months.
Notes
Also, you can reuse the cooked chicken. I shredded it up for salads and a taco recipe.
*This recipe comes from Dr. Melanie Keller and can be found on her website SIBO Solution.
My Findings
Okay, so honestly I thought it was going to be bland and I was going to have to doctor it up quite a bit but I was wrong! It tastes really good. I used quite a bit of herbs so it was pretty strong, which I liked and it tasted even better as the days went on and it sat in my fridge. I am very happy to have a SIBO friendly broth that works for my body right now and that tastes good! I love when that happens!
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To check out this and other AIP recipes, follow this link. http://www.phoenixhelix.com/2017/02/01/paleo-aip-recipe-roundtable-154/
Way to go Kacy! I’m sending my patient’s to your video. Thank you for taking the time to create it! -Dr. Melanie Keller, ND
Way to go Kacy! I’m sending my patient’s to your video. Thank you for taking the time to create it!
-Dr. Melanie Keller, ND
Thank you! I appreciate having an alternative that is good for my digestion and tastes great!
Actually question-I am a “used to be vegetarian” introducing a little bit of humane, organic, free-range chicken. So, I am not up to deboning the thighs. Any suggestions? Thank you very much. Jazelle
Hi Jazelle! I would suggest buying chicken that has no bones. I understand the unwillingness to debone.
How is this bone broth without bones?
It’s just broth, not “bone broth”!
Hi if I was doing this in the slow cooker how long would I leave for? Thank you
Is your meat actually still good after simmering for 1.5 hours. I find my meat starts to get tough.