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Herb-Butter Roast Turkey Breast

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A whole turkey for eight is a lot of bird and a lot of oven. A bone-in breast, salted the day before and roasted with herb butter under the skin, is juicier and done in under two hours.

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Prep15 min
Cook1 hr 45 min
Rest/rise20 min
YieldOne 6–7 lb breast

At the table: Sliced, in its pan juices, covered, in a 200°F oven up to 1 hour (keep it above 140°F).

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Herb-Butter Roast Turkey Breast
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Ingredients

8

As written: One 6–7 lb breast.

Kosher salt means Diamond Crystal. With Morton kosher salt, use about half.

Method

  1. A day ahead, pat the breast dry and rub the salt and pepper all over. Refrigerate uncovered on a rack 12 to 24 hours.

  2. Heat the oven to 325°F. Mash the butter with the herbs, zest and garlic.

  3. Loosen the skin with your fingers and spread two-thirds of the butter underneath. Rub the rest over the skin.

  4. Spread the onion in a roasting pan or large skillet, add the broth, and set the breast on top, skin up.

  5. Roast 2¼ to 3 hours, and start checking at 2 hours.

    Look for160°F in the thickest part, not touching bone. If the skin is pale, finish at 425°F for 10 minutes.

  6. Tent with foil and rest 20 minutes.

    Look forThe temperature climbs to 165°F as it rests. Check; if it has not, return it to the oven for 10 minutes.

  7. Slice off the bone and spoon the strained pan juices over the slices.

Make ahead

Salt it 1 to 2 days ahead; that is most of the work. Leftovers keep 4 days in the fridge.

Holding

Sliced, in its pan juices, covered, in a 200°F oven up to 1 hour (keep it above 140°F).

Allergens

Contains milk. Always check labels on packaged ingredients.

Notes

Leftovers go straight into the Morning-After Loot sliders.

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This dish's twist table (d6)

1–2The classic stands. No twist. Cook it as written.
3Herb swap. Swap the sage for rosemary
4Acid strike. Swap the lemon zest for orange zest
5Plating challenge. Slice and serve on milk bread rolls as sliders
6Host's boon. The Host picks any twist above, or the table invents one. The safety rule still applies.

Roll before you start cooking. No twist ever changes a time, a temperature or how done something must be.