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brined garlic herb turkey breasts sliced on a white platter
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Brined Garlic Herb Turkey Breast

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword turkey
Servings 6
Author Wendie

Ingredients

  • 2 (3 lb) half bone-in turkey breast
  • 10 cups warm water
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Herbes De Provence optional
  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 3 garlic gloves minced
  • 1 teaspoons fresh rosemary finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoons fresh thyme finely chopped

Instructions

  • Pour warm water into a large bowl and add salt, sugar and herbes de Provance and whisk until combined. Let cool.
  • Once water is cool add turkey breast cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8-10 hours or overnight.
  • Place a cooling rack on a baking sheet and remove turkey from brine and place on top of rack. Pat dry the turkey with paper towels as much as possible.
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees
  • In a small bowl add softened butter, garlic, rosemary and thyme and mix until well combined. Rub the butter mixture all over turkey breast making sure to get under the skin.
  • Bake turkey for 20 minutes then reduce heat and bake another 30-40 minutes or until turkey breast reaches 164 degrees.
  • Remove from oven and tent with foil to let res 15 minutes and keep warm. Slice and enjoy!