Homemade Low-Sodium Health Broth
When the weather starts cooling down, or when it’s just a rainy day outside, I am craving BROTH. I am a huge believer in bone broths specifically, because they are so great for your gut and have a ton of protein versus regular broths! For add-ins, play around! I got these rice ramen cakes from Costco because they only have two ingredients and they aren’t flash fried like real Ramen is! It’s a healthier version of ramen that has a lot lower sodium and benefits your body! You can add in chicken, veggies, and egg noodles for a chicken noodle soup, or just veggies and potatoes for a vegetable soup, or even try using these ramen noodles and adding in tofu pieces and other veggies for your own twist on a miso soup!
A very important note: SODIUM! Watch out, people!! The reason Ramen brand is so bad for you is partly because of the sodium content in the seasoning pouch! Make sure you look at the nutrition facts on your broth labels and take note of the sodium content! I always go for low sodium if I can find it and add in a little Himalayan sea salt at home if I really feel like the broth needs it. Get over the salty taste and your body will thank you for it!!
My recipe to loosely follow:
Bone Broth/Vegetable Stock/Chicken broth/Beef bone broth: However much broth you want depends on if you’re making this for yourself or multiple people. I get bone broth cartons from Trader Joe’s in individual sizes so I can make it just for me or double for another person!
1 Tablespoon turmeric
1-2 scoops collagen peptides
1/2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 bay leaf
Optional: 1/2 or 1/4 cube chicken bouillon (really pay attention to sodium). I used 1/2 cube for two servings because I had used a quart of low sodium vegetable broth and was OK with adding more salt and flavor into it!
Simmer broth for a few hours with a lid on so you don’t loose water from the steam. I also added in about 1 cup of water because at the end, it was a little too salty and 1 cup of water diluted it just enough!
Add-in whatever you decide before you want to eat depending on how long your items need to cook! I would add carrots about an hour before until they are soft. Since I only added in Ramen, I added in about 12 minutes before eating and just let them lightly boil until they were soft!
This is so comforting and will all the added benefits of this broth, you can feel good about eating such a delicious bowl of “ramen”!
