What’s the best way to cook a moist, flavorful turkey breast roast?

I wanted to roast a turkey breast this year but I’ve never done it before, and I’m worried I’ll end up with some dry, tasteless bird.

I found a good recipe (below) but I’m wondering how well the rub will penetrate the turkey if the roast is wrapped up in netting (and still has skin on it). If I remove the netting, how would I get it back on again? Or should I pierce the turkey with a fork so that the flavor can sink it?

I appreciate any input! I’m very new at this!

Boneless Turkey Breast With Herb Butter
INGREDIENTS:
-2 1/2-pound boneless turkey breast (have the butcher roll and tie it)
-10 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
-2 1/2 tablespoons minced mixed fresh herbs, such as tarragon, rosemary, sage, parsley and thyme
-2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
-1 teaspoon + 1 tablespoon kosher salt
-1 teaspoon + 1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
-1 (14-ounce) can low-salt chicken broth

INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Preheat the oven to 350°. Rinse the turkey breast, pat dry and set aside at room temperature.

2) Combine the softened butter with the mixed herbs, lemon juice and 1 teaspoon each, salt and pepper.

3) Rub the turkey with the remaining 1 tablespoon salt and pepper, then smear with about half the butter or enough to coat it thoroughly. Start melting the remaining butter. Set the turkey breast skin-side up on a rack set in a roasting pan. If you don’t have a rack, roast the turkey on a bed of chopped celery and onions. Pour the broth into the pan.

4) Roast for 45 minutes. Baste the turkey breast with the melted herb butter and continue to roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour, basting occasionally, until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the roll registers 160°-165°.

5) Tent with foil and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

Serves 4 to 6

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3 comments a “What’s the best way to cook a moist, flavorful turkey breast roast?”

Ever since my oven caught fire the day before Thanksgiving (rental) we have used an electric roaster similar to this
I will never go back to cooking turkey in an oven these come out so moist now

Brine it first… a brine is a salty liquid you soak it in for a few hours. It helps carry moisture into the cells through osmosis.

You can make a brine with a couple of cups of chicken, turkey, beef or vegetable broth. Add a cup of salt and some seasonings you like and heat it on the stove until the salt is melted. Let it cool, add some ice.

Put the raw breast in it in the morning and let it soak in there for 2 to 4 hours.

Then remove it, dry it, dispose of the brine and continue to follow your recipe.

have you ever deep fried a turkey in peanut oil? it is the best, so moist and juicy. if you want to do the oven way you can also get a meat injector and use butter to inject into the turkey. there is another way with a brown paper bag, i have seen it done i just don’t know how to do it, maybe you can use ask.com for that information.

What’s the best way to cook a moist, flavorful turkey breast roast?

3 comments a “What’s the best way to cook a moist, flavorful turkey breast roast?”

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