Pan Roasting

Pan Roasting is a great cooking technique. For this post I pan roasted a turkey breast. First I heated a pan on medium high heat and added a little olive oil. I seasoned the turkey breast with salt and pepper. I placed it skin side down and seared it over medium high for about three minutes. You want it to get a nice golden brown color. I then turned the breast over. I added some crushed cloves of garlic, rosemary and lemon wedges. I placed it in a 350f oven for about 40 minutes. You want to roast this until it gets to an internal temperature of 160f.

When cooking poultry you want to reach an internal temperature of 165f. By removing the breast at 160f it will continue cooking and make that 165f internal temperature without drying out. Let the breast rest for at least 10 minutes. 20 minutes is better. By letting the meat rest you allow it to retain moisture.

PS - organic, free range, vegetarian feed, daily massaged, vacations in Maui & spiritually enlightened turkey breast was used for this post