Bone broth during the summer

[rhianna813]

So I make broth from chicken bones and freeze it. I use it mostly in soups but also make rice etc. During the hot summer months I eat a lot of cold foods, bbq and whatever I cook fast enough to not heat up my kitchen. I dont seem to be using any broth.

Ideas for using it?

Rhianna

[serenbat]

I just made over 20 qts (thus far!) of fresh tomato and use chicken broth in it---good cold too (we add heavy cream)

cold quinoa (with both chicken or beef broth)

and
dog biscuits (my DS loves them too---chicken or beef)

[kl5]

See, my problem isn't using it in the summer, it's making it! It has been so hot and humid here for so long that I haven't been able to bring myself to empty the freezer of the many many stock-suitable bones, bits, and pieces I have collected and actually get them into a pot and simmering! I keep waiting for a break in the weather and it hasn't really come yet. Soon...

(But we still do rice in the rice cooker in the summer quite a bit and I use stock for that. I am out completely. It's time.)

[CherryBomb]

kl5, use a crock pot! That's what I do in the summer I dump everything in and let it cook for 24 hours.

[Arduinna]

Yes, the crock pot is my favorite method now too. This summer I've been mostly using my broths for gumbo and rice.

I freeze my broth also for later use.

[velcromom]

Cook whole grain in the broth, then cool the grain and make a salad by tossing it with vinegar & oil dressing, minced basil, garlic, grated parmesan, and garden tomatoes. Even my SAD eating friends like this combination. Could throw any other veggies you like and/or some meat or cold cooked beans in there too.

Another way to flavor the grain salad would be to season the dressing with cumin, oregano & garlic, a touch of chipotle, and toss in black beans (cooked in broth of course, lol), fresh corn and minced cilantro, oh, don't forget the avocado!