{"id":299,"date":"2015-12-25T23:40:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T23:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=299"},"modified":"2016-04-21T16:33:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T16:33:40","slug":"herbed-turkey-breast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=299","title":{"rendered":"Herbed Turkey Breast"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an old time favorite. This is the most practical recipe I use for holidays because there is just no way for all three of us to finish a 12-pound plus turkey. Besides, D is not a big fan of dark poultry meat, which makes Beans a non-fan as well. Leaving me \u00a0to have both turkey legs, so, uh no. I use a 6-7 pound turkey breast. By the way, this only cooks for 1.5 hours too!<\/p>\n

A good turkey roast will always have to be brined. Here’s what I use to brine my turkey for at least 16 hours: 250ml apple cider, orange peel of 1 orange, 1 cup of salt , 2 sprigs of rosemary, 1\/2 cup brown sugar<\/p>\n

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bring to boil, cool completely before drowning the bird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fill with water so that bird is completely submerged.<\/p>\n

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Regrigerate. This pot takes up a lot of room in a season where real estate space in t he refrigerator is really tight. I buy the biggest ziplocs i can find then double bag. Instant space-saver!<\/p>\n

After 16-24 hours of brining, get the bird out and rinse off. Pat dry and allow to rest for at least an hour. This will give you enough time to prepare your herb rub. The cast of characters for this rub is as follows:<\/p>\n

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3T of parsley, 1T of sage, 1T of thyme, chopped. 4 cloves of garlic and \u00a05 T of softened butter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nuke the butter with smashed garlic for about 20 seconds then mix in all the herb. It will look something like this.<\/p>\n

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At this point, the smell is soooo good, you just know you’re doing something right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now this is the fun part. You need to get under the skin of the turkey with cutting it, otherwise all the nice goo that you just made will fall off. My trick is to locate the fascia under the skin.\\. Now for my classmates and friends in med school, this is a no-brainer. The fascia is much tougher so it wouldn’t tear as easy. Dissect underneath it using your fingers and you can get into all the crevices with the skin still intact.<\/p>\n

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Wipe off the excess goo in your hands in the surface of the turkey to make it brown nicely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before setting it to my roaster, I always put some farm potatoes on the pan. Just get a 2-pound baggie, drizzle with olive oil, add some Italian herb seasoning, salt and pepper. I know some people adding turnips and shallots but none of my peeps eat that so I do away with it.<\/p>\n

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Roast at 425 for 30 minutes then 325 for an hour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I take my done-ness really seriously when it comes to poultry so I make sure that it registers at 150 right in the middle of the thickest part of the breast.<\/p>\n

\"Voila!<\/a>
Voila! This is done. Cover this bird and allow to rest for 30 minutes. You can use your oven heat to warm up all you other dishes at this point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This turkey is lopsided so I put limes on each side to balance it. The limes have nothing to do with the cooking of this wonderful roast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is an old time favorite. This is the most practical recipe I use for holidays because there is just no way for all three of us to finish a 12-pound plus turkey. Besides, D is not a big fan of dark poultry meat, which makes Beans a non-fan as well. 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