Brined Turkey Breast with Cranberry Jus
Brined Turkey Breast with Cranberry Jus is a gluten free and fodmap friendly main course. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 225 calories, 21g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up lemon juice, salt and pepper, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
In a large bowl or pan (at least 8 qt.), combine 4 quarts water, kosher salt, and 3/4 cup sugar. Stir until salt and sugar are dissolved. Rinse turkey and trim off back, ribs, wing meat, and excess neck skin if attached. Submerge turkey in brine, cover, and chill, turning turkey occasionally, at least 12 hours or up to 24 (see notes).
Lift turkey from brine, rinse well, and pat dry; discard brine. Set turkey, skin up, on a rack in a 10- by 15-inch roasting pan.
Brush skin with melted butter.
Bake in a 375 regular or convection oven until a thermometer inserted through thickest part of breast to bone registers 160, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
Meanwhile, put remaining 1/4 cup sugar in an 8- to 10-inch frying pan over high heat; shake pan often until sugar is amber-colored, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add 3/4 cup broth and the cranberry concentrate; stir over medium-high heat until blended, 1 to 2 minutes.
Transfer turkey to a platter or board; let rest in a warm place about 10 minutes.
Add remaining 3/4 cup broth to roasting pan and stir to free browned bits.
Pour drippings through a fine strainer into cranberry mixture.
Add any juices accumulated on platter from turkey. Stir over high heat until boiling.
Remove from heat and skim off and discard any fat.
Add lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
Slice turkey and serve with cranberry pan juices to add to taste.