Grilled Turkey Breast
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Marinating Time
12 hrs
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Course
Main Course
Grilled Turkey Breast
Description
The Grilled Turkey Breast recipe uses a bone-in turkey breast soaked overnight in a marinade made with olive oil, white wine, kosher salt, paprika, achiote pepper, Brazilian sofrito, soy sauce, onion flakes, red pepper flakes, fresh thyme, brown sugar, chicken stock, bay leaves, and optional red pepper flakes for heat. Prior to marinating, the skin is gently separated from the meat and slits are cut into the breast to allow better absorption of the flavor.
Marinating overnight builds depth of flavor while helping the turkey retain moisture during grilling. The marinade ingredients combine savory, sweet, and mildly spicy elements, giving the grilled turkey a distinctive profile with herbal freshness from thyme and aromatic complexity from the sofrito and achiote pepper.
Once marinated, the turkey is grilled, best over indirect heat, to ensure even cooking while preserving juiciness. The skin crisps and caramelizes slightly, contrasting the tender meat beneath. This grilled turkey breast is a substantial main course suited for gatherings, providing pleasing textures and layered taste.
Ingredients
- 7 lb turkey breast bone in
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3 cups white wine
- 1/3 cup kosher salt
- 2 bay leaf
- 1/2 tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons achiote pepper optional, ground
- 3 tablespoons Brazilian sofrito
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup onion flakes
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon thyme fresh
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 quart chicken stock
Instructions
Turkey Breast Marinade:
- Remove the turkey breast from its packaging. Place it on a plate and pat it with paper towels to remove excess juices. Remove the giblets and neck, if in one of the cavities, and throw away. (We don't need them.)
- Using your hands or the back of a spoon, gently separate the skin from the breast.
- Using a sharp knife, cut slits into the breasts in the front and on the back.
- Next, prepare the marinade by adding all the ingredients to a bowl large enough to fit the turkey breast and all the liquid.
- Whisk to combine and dissolve the sugar and salt, then add the turkey. Massage the marinade into the turkey. Make sure it is completely or mostly submerged in the marinade.
- Flip the turkey breast side down in the marinade, cover with plastic film and refrigerate overnight, flipping it every 4 or so hours, or as often as you remember.
Grilling the Turkey Breast:
- Remove the breast with the marinade from the fridge in the morning, and let it and the marinade warm to room temperature.
- Remove the turkey from the marinade an hour or two prior to grilling it and pat it dry with a paper towel. This helps the skin start to dry up and will avoid flare ups, as well as help the skin crisp up.
- Preheat the grill 350F. When the grill has come to temperature, turn off the middle burners so that the turkey can grill at the center on indirect heat.
- Grill the turkey breast side up, in between burners or on indirect heat, for about an hour and a half.
- Take the turkey's temperature. When it reaches 165F at the thickest part of the breast, the turkey is done.
- Remove from the grill, and let it rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing and enjoying.
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Overall Rating
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