Roast Whole Turkey Breast with Gravy

Name: Roast Whole Turkey Breast with Gravy
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1 (5- to 7-pound) bone-in, turkey breast; , Kosher salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra as needed; 1 , small onion, chopped; 1 , small carrot, chopped; 1 small, celery rib, chopped; 5 cups, water; 2 sprigs, fresh thyme; 1 , bay leaf; 1/4 cup, all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup, dry white wine

By Annie Petito

Main Courses

Turkey

Roasts

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Roast Everything

SERVES6 to 8

TIME2½ hours, plus 24 hours salting

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from How to Roast Everything

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For an impressive roast turkey breast, we removed (but did not discard) the backbone so the breast sat flat in the oven for even browning and more stability during carving. Salting the breast for 24 hours seasoned it and helped it retain mo...