Note from Heather: Today’s guest recipe comes from Kristen of Food Renegade. Thank you, Kristen!
If you’ve never tried roasted bone marrow, you’ve been missing out. Not only is it a traditional culinary staple in dishes around the world, it’s rich umami and light, melt-in-your mouth texture is a gourmand’s dream.
Bone marrow is also full of beautiful phospholipids and methionine which are essential for proper brain growth and function. And as an added bonus, the monounsaturated fats found in marrow have been shown to support cardiovascular health.
Coupling bone marrow with savory herbs and butter from grass-fed cows? Genius.
What is Bone Marrow?
When bone marrow is frozen still inside the bone, it’s hard to distinguish from the bone itself. But when roasted, the marrow melts like butter.
It’s rich, nutty flavor is a delightful complement to grass-fed butter. When you combined these two delicious ingredients you have “bone marrow butter.” The mixture can be used in many cases like regular butter.
5 Ways To Use Bone Marrow Butter
- Whip it into mashed sweet potatoes or cauliflower “fauxtatoes”
- Spread it over a slice of crusty bread or crackers
- Scoop a generous dollop onto a sizzling grass-fed steak
- Add it to soups and stews for extra rich flavor
- Spoon it over roasted veggies
Want More? Healing Recipes to Try
If you’re looking for more healing foods to try on your family, here are some of great ones:
Broccoli Cheddar Soup – Made with chicken broth, yellow onions and cheddar cheese, this thick and hearty soup is perfect for wintertime (and every other time).
Superfood Chili – It’s hard to believe that a chili containing liver could be delicious, but this family favorite beef and liver chili satisfies even the heartiest appetites.
Very Berry Resistant Starch Smoothie – This resistant starch smoothie recipe features vitamin C rich berries, prebiotics in the form of resistant starch, and other goodies.
Bacon and Chicken Liver Pâté – Liver makes another appearance in this pate. It’s perfect for kids learning to like organ meats!
Simple Korean Kimchi – Kimchi has gained significant popularity within the healthy living community. Besides being delicious, it contains live probiotics that help colonize the gut.
Also, check out this article for helpful information about how to find and use bone marrow and the bones left after extracting the marrow.
Bone Marrow Butter Recipe
Equipment
- baking sheet
- sharp knife
- spoon
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread the bones, marrow side up, on the baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until the marrow in the center of each bone is bubbly and soft all the way through.
- Let marrow bones cool enough to be handled, then scoop out the marrow into a food processor.
- Add the softened butter, salt, rosemary or thyme, and fresh parsley to the food processor.
- Blend until smooth.
- Use as you would butter and refrigerate leftover.
Notes
Nutrition
Have you ever used bone marrow? What do you do with it?
