Chicken Feet Broth
Have you ever cooked chicken feet? Sounds pretty gross right? Well did you know that chicken feet broth can be super healthy for you? I am going to show you how to make it in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker.
While you do not have to make this in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker, it just makes it so much easier and faster!
Benefits:
Before we get to the recipe, let’s talk about the health benefits of chicken feet broth. The feet are rich in vitamins, minerals, gelatin, glycosaminoglycans and more! These are all great for the body for things like immunity, joint health, gut health and the list goes on and on.
So you may be asking why make it with feet? Well, you can totally make it from other chicken bones too! The reason I say feet is because they are normally just tossed aside and can be super cheap to buy.
You can normally find them at most butcher stores or even the butcher area of your grocery store. The normally come washed and ready to use.
Processing:
If you will be using your own or buying from a local farmer, you may need to do a few steps before you can use them for chicken feet broth.
If you did not get them from a butcher, you need to wash them really well first. Then drop them in a pot of boiling water for just a few minutes. You want the water to kill off any germs and to loosens the outer skin.
Remove from water and allow to cool enough so that you can touch. Then rub them down until the outer skin comes off. You will also want to remove the covers off the nails. Then you should have white clean feet that are ready to use.
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Chicken Feet Broth Made In The Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 10 Cups Water
- 1 lb Chicken Feet
- Herbs Vegetables or Spices of your choice (optional)
Instructions
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Add the chicken feet in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker
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Then add in 10 cups water and any other ingredients you will be adding.
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Put the lid on and be sure to close the valve.
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Now set timer to manual (high pressure) with 180 minutes.
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When the timer goes off that it is done cooking, allow it to release pressure naturally for at least 30 minutes.
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When cooled enough to handle carefully strain in a mesh strainer.
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Then pour into glass jars.
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Allow to fully cool and then refrigerate.
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After 24 hours it will turn into stock gel.
Kristine says
This is great. Thanks for the info. Bone marrow can get a little expensive. I would like to use the marrow twice, but not sure it would turn out. But feet are cheap!
Donna says
I process my cornish cross. Have bags of frozen feet. This is great thankx
Andie says
Would this recipe’s ratio work for a half-batch? I have a pound and a half of chicken feet/paws. Instead of doing 1×10 cup batch of stock and having a half pound of chicken feet/paws left over, can I do 3x half-batches of ½lb of chicken feet/paws and 5C water? Would each half-batch need the full 3hrs of cooktime?
Andie says
Well… I tried it and it worked! I added a few turns of fresh cracked pepper and a TBL of tumeric. Turned out GR8!
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Oh so happy to hear it worked for you! Sorry, I am just now replying to yesterday’s comment been away from the computer.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Yes, that should work just fine. I would still cook it for the same time as it needs to really get into those bones.
Scott says
How much broth does this recipe yield?
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Because this is made in the pressure cooker you don’t have much liquid loss. So it will make just under 10 cups.
ellen s. says
When a recipe calls for a cup of stock, is this equal to a cup of the “gel” broth? (Or is the gel concentrated?
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Normally when a recipe is calling for a cup of stock you need to have that amount of liquid for the recipe. When using gel it is more concentrated so I would say add a little less gel and mix it with a little water.
Laraine says
Thank you!! I have used chicken feet (which sometimes are hard to find, luckily we found it at the first store we looked at) for chicken soup that I used to make on the stove. I am excited to try this recipe as I speak in the instant pot. I plan on using carrots, celery, and yellow onions, as well as salt and pepper. And of course some fresh parsley. Any ideas of other herbs or vegetables that would add to the flavor?
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
I always love to add some fresh garlic to my stock.
Mike says
I fill my Instapot to the max fill mark. This yields 3 quarts (give or take a few ounces).
Sharon Y. says
Can you use this in gravy, like adding a few tablespoons. If I want to drink this, do add water and a tablesoopn of broth to 8oz of water or is this used like box broth. I’m new to all this! I’m 81 have gout and a bad stomach problems. I have a 99Market in my neighborhood, saw the feet in there,going to give it a try!
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Yes, you can use it in gravy. You can drink it, it is thinner when heated but you could add a little more water to it if you want to thin it out even more.
Joan says
Does this have to be 180 minutes in the instant pot? Most other chicken feet recipes suggest 30 minutes with chicken feet. Please advise.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
You could do it for less time however the time posted gives the best flavor/broth results.
Charlene T. says
Hi! Thank you for this information.
I just purchased a shipment of organic free range chicken feet from a company.
It’s thawing in my fridge now.
Do I need to drain the fat once finished?
I’m on an Auto Immune Protocol program.
I know that good fat is very healthy.
If I heat it, will the fat just kind of dissolve into the broth and then I can sip it?
I bought a small 3 quart Instant Pot.
It will be a small batch.
This is all new to me.
It will be my very first time doing this tomorrow.
Thanks again for this information!
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Hi Charlene, when it is finished you just need to strain it in a mesh strainer. When heated it will go from a gel form back to a liquid form. Enjoy your chicken feet broth!
Heather says
Hello!
I am using chicken feet for the first time to make bone broth & your site has been very helpful. Can you let me know if the chicken feet can be used twice for broth?
Thank you,
Heather
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Happy to hear you are finding my site helpful, Heather! They can only be used one time to make broth.
Anonymous says
Ok, thank you so much!
Tina says
I can’t wait to try this! Can you make this with frozen chicken feet?
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Yes! You can use fresh or frozen chicken feet to make this broth.
Paulette says
I had 454g.feet_1 lb , I ,cut water down to 8.5 cups…..I find the broth is too clear…why use as much as 10 cups pls ? Instant pot for 180 mins.
Not sure mine will gel 😒
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
If directions are followed as we have them, the broth will gel.
maryanne says
I followed directions exact amount chicken paws to water and 3 hours in instant pot, now 30 odd hours later, no gel. I cook marrow bones for beef broth and get rich gelatinous broth. Too much water or too little chicken feet?
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
So sorry to hear you had issues with the recipe. It for sure should have had a gel texture after 30 hours in the fridge. Did you weigh the feet to make sure you had 1 pound?
Joey says
My mom used to make this when we were kids as a medicine when we were sick and it was always so delicious and with my current stomach and digestive issues, I wanted to give it a try. Mom has since passed and I’ve been keeping her recipes alive, but I never knew how she did this and came across your recipe. I followed every step and everything was going great, however as the InstaPot released the pressure when it reached the 90 minutes, the fragrance that dispersed through the kitchen was creating a regurgitating sensation in my stomach. I pushed through it anyway and sifted the feet from the broth which made a decent amount. I took it to the stove and brought to a boil to prepare for long-term storage, but it made the odor even worse and my stomach started to create upheaval contractions that resulted in a moment of solitude in the restroom. Hank came upstairs to ask what in the world was going on cause the aroma had made it down there and had a similar resemblance of the scent from an animal that had crawled into a heating duct and has long since passed away. I told him what I was making and that we would be drinking it once it cooled. I won’t say exactly what his reaction was or what he said, but he pretty much opted out of any participation that had anything to do with the consumption of this broth. I added some spices to it in hopes that after it cooled in the fridge it would be delectable. It fit perfectly in a glass 7 cup anchor hocking bowl so I put the lid on and left it in the fridge overnight. Now, this morning I got up and with excitement went to check it. It was perfectly gelled and the color was beautiful. There was some settling probably from the spices I added, but after opening the lid my excitement quickly turned to displeasure…well let’s just say that it will never be coming in contact with my lips so maybe I’ll just use it to mix in the dogs’ food over the next week. Mom used to make hers on the stove-top with a pressure cooker. I have her pressure cooker but I have not found the recipe. I haven’t given up just yet, but using the InstaPot is a hard no for ever trying that again.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Sorry to hear you had such a bad experience, Joey. The only thing I can think of that would trigger a smell like this is maybe the feet had gone bad before cooking them? The Instant Pot really is no different then cooking with a regular pressure cooker, it is just easier to use. So the smell would be the same from one cooker to another. The only difference is the feet that are used to make the broth, so I am really thinking you had some bad feet to start with.
Ama says
What size pressure cooker did you use? I am deciding between a 6qt or a 10qt. I was just diagnosed with Crohn’s and it’s too expensive to keep buying bone broth. Thank you for this recipe and please let me know which size you would recommend for someone who will be making collagen-rich broths (of all types) quite frequently.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Hi, I have the 6qt Instant Pot, however I often wish I would have bought the larger one. When it comes time to buy another (or if the right sale pops up lol) the next one I get will be at least an 8qt or larger. Hope that helps.