The Bare Bones Broth Cookbook: 125 Gut-Friendly Recipes to Heal, Strengthen, and Nourish the Body

by Katherine Harvey, Ryan Harvey

From the founders of Bare Bones Broth Company, 125 delicious recipes for making and cooking with the latest food trend that's taking the culinary and wellness communities by storm: bone broth. Bone broth is one of mankind's oldest foods—and healthiest, boasting one of the most complete nutritional profiles of any food on earth. The collagen, bone, skin, marrow, and fat that is extracted when animal bones simmer in water for hours (or days) are the building blocks of life, containing proteins that help to combat inflammation; boost immunity; strengthen bones; improve hair, skin, and nails; and help a host of digestive issues by promoting optimum gut health. In The Bare Bones Broth Cookbook , Kate and Ryan Harvey, founders of the artisanal broth manufacturer, Bare Bones Broth Co., show readers how simple, inexpensive, and delicious it is to make their own nutrient-rich broth at home. With foolproof directions for slow-cooking your own broth and more than 100 inventive ideas for incorporating it into everyday meals in delicious new ways, The Bare Bones Broth Cookbook includes: Discover the amazing health benefits of bone broth—the power of delicious food is only a stockpot away with The Bare Bones Broth Cookbook .

Genres: Cookbooks, Reference, Nonfiction, Health, Food, Cooking, Nutrition

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 19, 2016

Reviews

[Mischenko · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Bare Bones Broth Cookbook by Ryan and Kate Harvey is a good basic starter book for learning how to make bone broth. However, I wasn't very fond of the recipes included that comprised the broth. Therefore, it's not a keeper for me.

3***

[Gwendolyn Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are unfamiliar with the advantages of homemade bone broth, and, are looking for a beginner's primer on how to make it, and, how to use it as a base for a host of other nutritious and filling recipes, you need this book! As a 20+ year sufferer of Crohn's disease, I have found that homemade bone broth is one of the few foods that I can always eat, no matter how severe my symptoms may happen to be, and, as I have long suspected, it does contain the building blocks that our body needs to repair our immune system, and a host of tissues, organs and more. Highly recommend this book.

[Dorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Bare Bones Broth Cookbook
by Katherine Harvey & Ryan Harvey
HarperWave
2016
4.0 / 5

I´ve heard so many recently talking about the health benefits of bone broth, when I saw this cookbook on Prime for free, i figured now was my chance. It contains some great information on the health benefits of using bone broth.
What I learned:
*Bone broth has a similar effect to human growth cells, convincing them to reproduce collagen at a faster pace.
*Aids in digestion and gut health
*Good for hair and nails due to collagen
*Helps inflammation and joint pain
*use grass-fed,pastured or organically raised animals when chosing broth or making broth
It contains chapters on making broths, sipping broths and smoothies, use and care of cast iron skillets (which they recommend).
It also includes over 100 recipes that look really good and Iḿ sure could be substituted with any broth, but would not have the same health benefits. Some of the recipes that looked good to me were Tom Yum Soup, Asparagus Soup, Red-Wine braised short ribs stew, coconut-lime chicken stew and salmon with artichokes.
Recommended.

[Christina · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has a decent amount of recipes using broth, but not as many actual broth recipes as I hoped. But that makes sense because how many ways can you cook bones into broth? The quantities the recipes call for seem a bit much for the average person, but since the authors own a broth company it makes sense they use large amounts. But how hard is it for them to scale it down for the book?

I wish the sipping broth section was longer, but I did like the suggestion to use plain broth in smoothies.

The authors are not medical professionals so take their advice with a grain of salt.

I got this book on the discount rack with a gift card so I didn't actually spend my own money. I'm glad, because I don't think this is worth the cost. Get the book from the library or just google some broth recipes instead.

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't help it, I love new cookbooks! I had the opportunity to borrow this one via Amazon Prime and really enjoyed it. So many single focus cookbooks are over burdened with commentary and recipes that have to work too hard to be different from each other. This cook book actually shone through in variety, and achievability when it came to making the broths. This is a good book to have on hand and add to your collection of support cookbooks.

[Rebecca Sheehan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great ideas

Good adventure for cooks. The greatest challenge, as almost always is the case these days, is finding some of the ingredients. They do a fair job of offering some substitutions.

[Elisabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome primer for those looking to incorporate bone broth into their diets. I’ve made my own before, but I’m happy to have learned more tips on how to make it the most nutritious.

The included recipes that utilize the various broths really sound delicious, and I can’t wait to try some.

[Catherine Edmundson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was thrilled with this cookbook. i enjoyed the fabulous & delicious recipes and appreciated the narratives explaining why certain ingredients and cooking techniques are important.

[Red · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't sure what reaction I would have to the book, but then I got into the recipes and now I really do want to "cook (my) way through the pages."

As a parent with an enormously picky eater, who is incredibly hesitant to try foods, and flat-out refuses to eat meat (if he knows it's there), the juice and smoothie section gives me a ton of hope for these upcoming weeks (Tonsils are coming out) especially as a way to get protein into his system, and encourage him to try new flavors.

I'm off to Amazon to load up on the book and the broth.

[Michele Hayes · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars || Love it even if just for the sipping broth chapter 😋 Probably even more useful for someone who may be unfamiliar with bone broth.

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been turning the bones of turkey and chicken carcasses into broth for years. It was nice to learn a few new tips of things to add to get more nutrients out of the bones and the health reasons behind why it's so good for the body. Now I might kick it up a notch and do some beef and other kinds of broth. If I'm really feeling crazy I'll add chicken feet.

[Dora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recipes look very good, but once again, I do not think I can find the required ingredients at my local grocer. Never have seen a crockpot large enough to handle the recipes (12 quart), and I worry about keeping a 12 quart stock pot boiling on my electric stove top for twenty plus hours to cook the bone broth down. I bet it is delicious though!

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Cookbook!

[Lisa Adey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been making my own stock for years but now I can make it even better & am looking forward to trying my next batch with my new found knowledge.

[Patricia Swenson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many recipes to put bone broth into. Very detailed explanation of benefits of using. Base recipes for beef, chicken etc. broths.

[Denise]

I have not got it yet.

[Liz · Rating 2 out of 5]

This reads like a recipe/cooking blog and less like a book. The tone is not great. It's a cookbook that wants to be a health living website. The recipes seem fine for the most part. I think they've missed a great opportunity to revive hand pies in the states since many of them use broths (especially bone broths) for the liquid inside.

If you're cooking these recipes, please, respect your shrimp and don't leave the tails on if it's in a dish. If you're intending to eat it with your hands, by all means. However, if you're serving a soup or stew with tails on, don't leave them on unless you are intending for someone to eat them. (You've already made the stock. What are you doing? Trying to thicken it with that smidge of shrimp butt shell?)

Lastly, they make several health claims and refer to a lot of studies generally without citing or specifying them for their ingredient choices. There are some broad claims made throughout, but the last page is a notice that the book isn't giving you real medical advice. Cite your work! I know it's a cookbook, but as soon as you lay health claims out there, you need to cite your work and “all efforts [being] made to endure the accuracy of information” is not really a catch all for those claims. And you can't say X ingredient is good for you because science and then claim to not be giving medical/health advice.