Venison bone broth

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Max06
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I've never made bone broth, but have tossed around the idea quite a bit since I do have a pressure cooker. In the near future I'm going to take a young elk for the freezer and it occurred to me that with that much bone/connective tissue it might be a great candidate for bone broth.

Has anyone made bone broth from venison bones? Yay/nay?
Proc92
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No, but interested. You gonna give them a heavy roast prior to pressure cook?
Max Power
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I haven't but I use my pressure cooker to make stock/bone broth. Give it a shot and report back. I remember seeing Anthony Bourdain visiting with Jim Harrison in Montana and Harrison made stock from antelope that Bourdain tasted and seemed to think was crazy good. You could always a few chicken wings or a ham hock to the bones if you have any concerns about making it from only venison.
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aznaggiegirl07
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to get the collegen, cut the bones so you hacve max amount of marrow exposed...
Naveronski
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I found this during a slow day at work - what do you then do with the bone broth?

Sorry, not familiar with this.
Max06
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Use as a base for soups and stews. It's much richer than regular broth or stock.
Naveronski
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Oh! Cool.
normaleagle05
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I've gotten a lot of good poultry stock out of my Instant Pot but the one time I tried bone broth with beef bones I wasn't happy with it. I let some bones my in-laws gave me from half a calf they bought go ~100 minutes in the IP and it was lack luster. So I transferred it to a 26qt pot, added some hot water to cover, and simmered another ~4+ hours. That did the trick. Beef jello.

I think in the future I'll limit my stock making in the IP to times I need it fast and don't have any on hand. The house smells better and the volume ratios are better in a bigger pot than the IP offers.
BusterAg
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Beef soup bones and 4 hours in IP + condense by half after it = meat jello.
Hodor
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I've made stock many different ways, including IP and regular old pressure cookers. I don't think you get as much collagen extraction as you do with a long simmer (though I'll admit I've never tried 4 hours at pressure like the post above).

Easiest way I've found is to cover the bones with water, bring to a bare simmer, and put the pot in the oven at 220 or so overnight. The last batch I made with venison I actually kept it simmering for nearly 24 hours, and then reduced it after straining. Thickest stock I've ever made by far.

Make sure you have lots of cartilage in the stock bones. The hip joint, knees, ankles, etc are great. Tendons as well. I only cut bones that don't fit in the pot. After a really long cook, the bones will be chalky because so much of the protein has been extracted.

If you want it to be really clear, don't ever let it actually boil, and skim the foam off early and often until you tire of doing it.

My last batch, I put it in a Cambro container to cool in the fridge, and the particles settled to the bottom. Scooped the clear stuff from the top, and used the cloudy stuff in the bottom for chili.

Sadly, I learned the hard way that pressure canning breaks down some of the gelatin, so it isn't as rich after I canned it. It still gels if cooled, but not as much. So, if you want to preserve as much of the gelatin as possible, should probably freeze it. If you don't have a ton of freezer space, though, I highly recommend pressure canning. Stores at room temperature, and it's ready to use immediately when you want it.
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