PERFECT THANKSGIVING TURKEY BREAST
Easy, moist, and tender turkey breast. A foolproof turkey recipe to make your Thanksgiving dinner perfect. Use pan drippings to make a smoky turkey gravy.
Provided by Craig Wolford
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Breasts
Time P1DT4h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Heat water for brine in a 6-quart pot over medium heat until steam begins to rise to the surface. Stir in kosher salt and sugar until dissolved. Add liquid smoke, peppercorns, garlic, rosemary, thyme, sage, and smoked paprika. Immediately remove from heat, cover, and let rest and bring to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Do not refrigerate to cool.
- Place each turkey breast in a zip-top freezer bag. Evenly divide the brine, herbs, and garlic between the bags. Remove excess air, seal, and put into the refrigerator, 24 to 36 hours before you roast your turkey breast.
- Remove turkey from brine, pat dry, and let rest for 30 minutes. Pour brine through a strainer; discard brine but reserve garlic and herbs.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- At the same time, mix softened butter with rosemary, thyme, sage, garlic, black pepper, and paprika for herb butter. Set aside.
- Arrange carrots, celery, bell peppers, onions, and reserved garlic and herbs from the brine in the bottom of a roasting pan. Rub about 1/4 of the herb butter on each breast under the skin. Don't remove the skin. Rub the rest of the butter on top of the skin. Arrange the breasts in the roasting pan on top of the aromatic veggie rack; add chicken stock to the bottom of the pan.
- Roast in the center of the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of each breast reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Remove from the oven, cover loosely with a foil tent, and let rest for 15 minutes. The internal temp will rise above 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) during this rest.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 610.7 calories, Carbohydrate 18.7 g, Cholesterol 293.5 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 100.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 4067.3 mg, Sugar 11.7 g
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Sk Sowrov
[email protected]Delicious!
Blasian Niyya
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the turkey breast turned out perfectly. It was moist and flavorful, and the gravy was delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Ms Sakib
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! The turkey breast was juicy and tender, and the gravy was amazing. I highly recommend this recipe.
Lorena Reyes
[email protected]I've tried many turkey breast recipes over the years, but this one is by far the best. The turkey was perfectly cooked and the gravy was rich and flavorful. My family loved it!
Md Simon
[email protected]This turkey breast recipe was a hit at our Thanksgiving dinner! The turkey was moist and flavorful, and the gravy was delicious. I will definitely be making this again next year.