healing chicken broth instant pot recipe
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Why an Instant Pot? It's not just a pressure cooker - it's a multi cooker with a range of functions. It's electric which means it's safe and less scary. It also makes meals much faster - what would take a slow cooker six hours can be done in one, allowing us to reduce the histamine content considerably too. Super easy clean up, and the big one. A stainless steel insert which means no icky non-stick coating. I absolutely love mine!
MAKE THIS RECIPE
▢ 1 whole chicken (or 2 bags of chicken wings) - preferably organic and free range
▢ 1 carrot, sliced
▢ 1 stalk celery, sliced
▢ 1 brown onion, quartered OR 1 leek, finely sliced
▢ 1 parsnip, sliced
▢ 2 sprigs fresh parsley with stalks
▢ 2T fresh dill with stalks
▢ 8-10 black peppercorns
▢ 2 teaspoons sea salt
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In the inner pot of your pressure cooker, add the vegetables on the bottom, and place the chicken on top.
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Add eight cups of cold water.
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Set the SAUTE function to HIGH and skim the foam from the surface as broth heats.
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Add herbs and seasoning.
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Secure the lid tightly and make sure the vent is set to SEALING.
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Switch to PRESSURE COOKER and make sure it's on HIGH.
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Set timer for 45 minutes, turning off the KEEP WARM function.
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Once the cycle has ended, use the QUICK-RELEASE function to release the pressure quickly.
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Once the pressure has been released and the button is again depressed, carefully remove the lid and allow the broth to cool.
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When it's just warm, strain the broth through a sieve into large glass jars, making sure not to fill past 75% if you will be freezing as liquid expands when frozen. Reserve chicken meat to add to a soup or other meal.
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I recommend leaving the fat on the broth as this adds flavour and nutrients however if you do skim it off, I suggesting putting it into a small container and using it to fry with.
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Once cooled to room temperature, refrigerate or freeze immediately.
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Broth can be refrigerated up to 5 days if there is a layer of fat on top (3 days if not) or frozen up to six months. Always reheat to a rolling boil.
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