How to Cook an Organic Turkey Breast
This small turkey joint is perfect for feeding a small gathering of 5-6 guests and suitable for feasting all year around (a turkey isn't just for Christmas). Follow our simple guide on how to cook a brilliantly crispy, yet tender organic turkey breast where you get an abundance of moist white meat.
How to Cook an Organic Turkey Breast
This small turkey joint is perfect for feeding a small gathering of 5-6 guests and suitable for feasting all year around (a turkey isn't just for Christmas). Follow our simple guide on how to cook a brilliantly crispy, yet tender organic turkey breast where you get an abundance of moist white meat.
- Serves: 5
- Prepare: 5 Minutes
- Cook: 2 Hours 40 Minutes
- Difficulty: easy
WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS ORGANIC TURKEY?
From late summer our slow-grown turkeys live in large, airy barns that open on to green downland fields. Every day they can follow their natural instincts in this free-range environment - pecking at the grass and bales in the fresh air, enjoying a high quality, organic feed (a mix of wheat, barley and oats).
Ingredients
- 3-4kg organic turkey breast
- salt
- pepper
Method
- Remove your bird from the fridge at least two hours before cooking to allow it to get to room temperature, we recommend leaving the netting on for cooking is it keeps the shape of the breast
- Preheat your oven to 230°C/ 210°C fan
- Sprinkle the turkey breast with salt and pepper and place in a deep bottomed roasting tray breast side down, cover loosely with tin foil
- Cook the turkey breast at this temperature for the first 20 minutes, before reducing the heat to 190°C/ 170°C fan for the remaining time
- Roast for approximately 40-45 minutes per kg
- Everyone loves crispy skin, so remove your foil and turn your turkey breast on its back for the last 20-30 minutes of roasting time
- Remove from the oven, cover loosely with foil and rest well before carving - to test when your turkey breast is done, pierce the thickest part of the thigh and check that the juices run clear (if you've got a thermometer, aim to remove the joint when it reaches an internal temperature of about 70°C)
- Whilst resting, pour the juices from your roasting tray into a saucepan and reduce over a high heat to make the most delectable jus
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WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS ORGANIC TURKEY?
From late summer our slow-grown turkeys live in large, airy barns that open on to green downland fields. Every day they can follow their natural instincts in this free-range environment - pecking at the grass and bales in the fresh air, enjoying a high quality, organic feed (a mix of wheat, barley and oats).
Frequently asked questions
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Turkey is an exceptionally lean meat, both turkey and chicken are healthy choices. A turkey breast has slightly less protein than a chicken breast, but both meats are high in protein, low in calories and fat, making them great additions to a healthy balanced diet.
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We work with farmer Ed Walters. The Walters Family have been farming at Bower Farm, high on the Berkshire Downs for over 110 years. They have over 50 years’ experience of producing the highest quality fresh organic turkeys purely for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Every day they explore their natural surroundings pecking at the grass and bales in the fresh air. The turkeys eat a natural diet, they are fed on high quality organic feed (a mix of wheat, barley and oats).
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There are a number of studies that suggest organic turkey is a healthier option – higher in Omega 3, Amino Acids and Healthy Fats. There are also several other reasons why choosing organic turkey is a good idea. They range from the contribution of organic turkey to climate change, animal welfare and the use of pesticides and medicines used in the farming of conventional turkeys having a detrimental effect on our health. We work with farmer Ed Walters - the Walters Family have been farming at Bower Farm, high on the Berkshire Downs for over 110 years. They have over 50 years’ experience of producing the highest quality fresh organic turkeys purely for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Like us, they are passionate about the welfare of their animals. Ed carefully rears slow growing traditional Bronze turkeys for us, an old-fashioned breed that provides a bird with fantastic flavour and even coverage of meat. The flavour of the bird is made even better by slow growth to natural maturity.