Dehydrate bone broth and make your own stock powder

Step 1

Start by making your own broth. Since you are dehydrating it, use water sparingly. Cover your ingredients completely, but don’t fill the pot unnecessarily. If you do, this will only mean more time reducing it later.

Step 2

When you have finished cooking, strain all the solids out of your broth.

Step 3

Put the strained broth in the fridge. Once chilled, the fat will rise to the top and solidify and be much easier to remove.

Step 4

Take the broth back to the stove. Simmer, with the lid off and let cook until it has reduced to about a third. When it’s done it should be runny, but thicker and more like a gravy consistency. If it starts to form a skin, that’s a good sign that it is reduced enough to dehydrate. If you are using 8 silicon liners, you will need 4 cups of broth.

Step 5

Allow it to cool just enough to handle. Keep in mind though, that if you allow it to cool down and set it will need to be reheated again to be able to pour into the silicon trays. Note: If you can see any residual fat on the broth you must refrigerate it and remove the fat before proceeding.

Step 6

Set the silicon liners into the mesh trays. It is best to pour the broth into the liners while they are stacked. That way you don’t risk spilling any precious broth when you stack the trays.

Step 7

Pour half a cup of broth into each liner.

Step 8

Set the Breeze Food Dehydrator to 75° C / 167° F and the time to 8 hours to check in. At this point you should be able to peel the dehydrated bone broth away from the silicon liner. If it’s too sticky to do this, set it to cook for another 2 hours before lifting it off.

Step 9

Lay the dried sheets of broth on the wire mesh trays for further drying – approx. 2 hours. If pieces are bendy or sticky, they need more time. When the broth has completely dehydrated it will easily snap into pieces.

Step 10

At this point you can store the dehydrated broth in pieces or grind it until crushed or powdery.

Step 11

Break the sheets up into small pieces and place in the Vibe Blender jug. Secure the lid on then blend on ‘nut’ mode for 10-15 seconds or until you have the consistency you desire.

Step 12

Store in an airtight container in a dark place in the pantry for up to a year. For long-term storage, vacuum seal or store in a vacuum sealed glass container.