Pho Bone Broth
Servings Prep Time
15servings 2hours
Passive Time
3hours
Servings Prep Time
15servings 2hours
Passive Time
3hours
Ingredients
  • 6lbs pork bones
  • 1whole yellow onion (halved)
  • 1packet pho seasoning
  • 2.5oz pho soup base(2.5 oz is about 1/4 jar of Cot Pho Bo base)
  • 0.25cup apple cider vinegar
Instructions
  1. Blanch bones in a large pot of water by bringing to a boil for 10-15 minutes.
  2. Skim off and discard the top layer of foam from the blanching process. Discard the water.
  3. Place bones in a pressure cooker with the onion halves, apple cider vinegar, pho soup base, and pho seasoning.
  4. Cover the bones with fresh water. Only use enough water to barely cover the bones. (More water will yield a diluted broth.)
  5. Cook on high pressure for 3-4 hours.
  6. After cooking, remove the bones and meat. Discard the bones. Save the meat for a different dish.
  7. Cover the pot and put in the fridge to cool for a day.
  8. After the pot has cooled, skim off the top layer of fat and marrow. Discard it or save it for cooking other dishes.
  9. Scoop out the gelatin bone broth into containers to freeze.
  10. Reheat bone broth gelatin to serve.
Recipe Notes
  • Animal bones can be found at the butcher at ethnic markets (E.g., Asian supermarkets).
  • You can use whatever animal bones you like, but I have had the best quality broths from pork bones. Beef bones yielded a thinner broth (less collagen).
  • I use an 8 qt Instant Pot for about 6 lbs of bones. (I have two Instant Pots and usually do 12 lbs at once.)
  • I like to take the pork meat and serve it over white rice with hot sauce.
  • I reuse the fat and marrow to make very rich pancakes.
  • Blanching bones is not a necessary step, but it will yield a cleaner looking broth.
  • For a bolder and saltier flavor, consider doubling the amount of pho soup base.
  • If you cannot find BOTH the pho seasoning and pho soup base, you can try omitting one for a weaker flavor broth.
  • Pork bones yield about 25% its weight in meat. (E.g., 12 lbs of pork bones gives me 3 lbs of pork meat)
  • If using a slow cooker, cook for 24-48 hours. If it is your first time making bone broth, be careful to not overfill to avoid overflowing. Consider placing the slow cooker on some kind of pan to catch accidental overflows.
  • Making homemade bone broth is not an easy task. However, it is a cost effective way of getting extra delicious collagen.