Smoke-Roasted Turkey Breast with Pomegranate-Thyme Glaze

Name: Smoke-Roasted Turkey Breast with Pomegranate-Thyme Glaze
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme, divided; 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 355 milliliters pomegranate juice; 1 large shallot, finely chopped; 59 milliliters sugar; 3 kilograms whole bone-in turkey breast; 473 milliliters cherry or apple wood chips

Smoke-Roasted Turkey Breast with Pomegranate-Thyme Glaze might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 482 calories, 78g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 10 minutes. A mixture of pepper, sugar, garlic cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Soak wood chips in water 1 hour; drain well.

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Water

Trim excess fat from turkey. Loosen skin from breast by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

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Meat

Combine 2 teaspoons thyme, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, pepper, and garlic, stirring well. Rub thyme mixture under loosened skin.

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Thyme

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Dry Seasoning Rub

Heat oil in small saucepan over medium-high heat; swirl to coat.

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Add remaining 1 teaspoon thyme, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and shallot; saut for 2 minutes.

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Thyme

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Add juice and sugar. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until syrupy and reduced to about 1/2 cup.

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Remove from heat.

To prepare turkey for indirect grilling, remove grill rack. Preheat the grill to medium-high using both burners. After preheating, turn the left burner off (leave the right burner on).

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Place 1 cup wood chips on heat element on right side.

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Place a disposable aluminum foil pan on heat element on left (unheated) side.

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Pour 2 cups water in pan. Coat grill rack with cooking spray, and place on grill.

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Place the turkey on grill rack covering left burner. Cover and grill for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165, turning halfway during cooking time.

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