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Roast Turkey Breast
A stunning centrepiece for your Christmas dinner! To ensure you cook your turkey breast to perfection, here are four tips from Nick:
- Let the turkey reach room temperature before roasting
- Cook the turkey to temperature, not time
- Massage the turkey in fat and season with salt and pepper
- Let the turkey rest for at least 20 minutes before carving
Video
Shopping list
- 1 free-range turkey breast
- Salt and pepper
- Goose fat
- Meat temperature probe
Method
1
Remove the turkey breast from the fridge at least an hour before roasting to ensure it reaches room temperature.
2
Place the turkey breast on a roasting tray with the rack lifting it off the base.
3
Preheat the oven to 220°C. Meanwhile, massage the turkey breast in the goose fat and season with the salt and pepper.
4
Place the meat temperature probe into the middle of the turkey breast.
5
Place the turkey breast in the oven and roast for 10 minutes at 220°C. Then, drop the temperature to 170°C and cook the turkey breast until the temperature on the meat temperature probe reads 77°C.
6
Let the turkey breast rest for 20+ minutes before carving.
7
Carve and enjoy your succulent, moist turkey breast, taking time to soak in the praise of your guests. Hopefully they brought the wine!
Ingredients
1 free-range turkey breast
Salt and pepper
Goose fat
Meat temperature probe