Roasted Turkey Breast with Herbs

Roasted Turkey Breast with Herbs

Bone-in turkey breast roasted with a lemon, garlic, and fresh herb butter until golden and juicy.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 190°C. Fit the roasting rack inside the roasting pan.

    Cookware: roasting pan, Roasting Rack

  2. Step 2

    Set the turkey breast on the cutting board, pat it dry, and gently loosen the skin from the meat without tearing it.

    Ingredients used: 2000.0 gr Turkey Breast

    Cookware: cutting board

  3. Step 3

    Mix the softened butter with the garlic, rosemary, thyme, sage, lemon zest and juice, salt, and black pepper. Spread some beneath the loosened skin and rub the remainder over the outside.

    Ingredients used: 2.0 gr Black Pepper, 60.0 gr Butter, 12.0 gr Garlic, 1.0 piece Lemon, 4.0 gr Rosemary, 3.0 gr Sage, 12.0 gr Salt, 3.0 gr Thyme

    Cookware: mixing bowl

  4. Step 4

    Place the turkey skin-side up on the rack and pour the chicken stock into the roasting pan. Roast at 190°C for 75 minutes.

    Timer: 75 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 240.0 ml Chicken Stock

    Cookware: roasting pan, Roasting Rack

  5. Step 5

    Check the thickest part of the breast without touching bone. Continue roasting until it reaches 74°C, usually 10 to 25 minutes longer.

    Timer: 20 min (fixed)

    Cookware: instant-read thermometer, roasting pan

  6. Step 6

    Transfer the turkey to a clean cutting board and let it rest for 20 minutes.

    Timer: 20 min (fixed)

    Cookware: cutting board

  7. Step 7

    Slice the breast meat across the grain and serve with the pan juices.

    Cookware: Carving Knife, cutting board, roasting pan

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: high

Keep raw turkey separate from ready-to-eat foods and cook the thickest portion to 74°C. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours, use within 3 to 4 days, and reheat to 74°C.

Risk factors

  • raw poultry
  • cross-contamination
  • undercooking
  • hot roasting liquid

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