Whoever chose turkey to be the starring dish of Thanksgiving dinner has a sick sense of humor . Not only does the bird take 60 minutes to thaw and make before it ’s safe to eat , but its size score it very difficult to fix evenly — import there are many opportunities for themillionsof recreational cook who set it each year to screw it up . But there ’s no intellect to settle for dry , vapid dud this Thanksgiving . With this buttermilk brine recipe fromSkillet , the breast will come out just as red-hot as the thigh with little effort on your part .
A brine is asalty solutionyou soak your uncooked meat in to help it retain its moisture and smell when it locomote into the oven . A brine can be as bare as salt and water , but in this recipe , the Republic of Turkey marinates in a mixture of buttermilk , water , sugar , salt , ail , citrus , true laurel folio , and peppercorns for 24 hours before it ’s ready to jest at .
Rather than a whole bird , this recipe calls for a bone - in Republic of Turkey breast . White meat carry less fat than sorry meat , which is why turkey breast often turns out dryer and less saporous than legs and thighs when all the parts are leave to misrepresent for the same amount of sentence . The buttermilk saltwater imparts a lemonlike creaminess to the turkey breast that it otherwise lack , and by cooking the breast on an individual basis , you may pull it out of the oven at peak succulency rather than expect for the meatier parts to cook through fully .
After the turkey breast has had sufficient time to soak , withdraw it from the refrigerator and drain it on newspaper towel . Blot any excess buttermilk and crop up the meat into a roasting pan and into a 375 ° F oven . In improver to lending flavor , buttermilk promotesbrowning , which is indispensable to a tasty Thanksgiving joker .
When the internal temperature reads 150 ° F ( which should take 90 minutes to 2 hours ) , take out out the razz , lease it rest for 15 minute , and commence carving the most succulent turkey breast ever to hit your Thanksgiving table .
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