Char Siu Inspired Brined Turkey Breast

Name: Char Siu Inspired Brined Turkey Breast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons five-spice powder; 1 tablespoon coarse ground black pepper; ¼ cup toasted sesame oil; ¼ cup Michiu (rice cooking wine); ¼ cup hoisin sauce; ¼ cup dark brown sugar; ¼ cup honey; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons minced garlic; 2 tablespoons beet powder; 1 Jennie-O® Tender & Juicy Young Turkey bone-in whole turkey breast (4½ to 5 pounds), thawed if frozen

Barry Greenberg

Entertaining

Total time

2 hr 55 min

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

2 hr 30 min

Cook Method

Roast

Dish Type

Meat & Poultry

Ingredients


2	tablespoons five-spice powder
1	tablespoon coarse ground black pepper
¼	cup toasted sesame oil
¼	cup Michiu (rice cooking wine)
¼	cup hoisin sauce
¼	cup dark brown sugar
¼	cup honey
2	tablespoons soy sauce
2	tablespoons minced garlic
2	tablespoons beet powder
1	Jennie-O^® Tender & Juicy Young Turkey bone-in whole turkey breast (4½ to 5 pounds), thawed if frozen

Directions

In bowl, whisk together brine ingredients. Reserve 1 cup of brine to baste turkey breast.
Wearing gloves, rub turkey breast with remaining brine. Place breast in large zip top bag and expel any air before sealing. Allow to brine refrigerated 8 to 24 hours.
Heat oven to 325°F. Place turkey breast on a rack in shallow pan. Roast 2 ¼ to 2 ¾ hours, basting frequently with reserved brine mixture, or until meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 165°F.