Title: Roast Turkey with Cumin and Peppers
Categories: Poultry
Yield: 4 Servings

3	lb	Turkey breast, half, skin on
2	md	Onion, quartered
		Salt and pepper, to taste
2	tb	Olive oil
6	md	Garlic clove, minced
1/4	ts	Cayenne pepper
2	ts	Ground cumin
1	ts	Paprika
2		Red bell pepper, cut in 4 to 6 pieces

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put turkey breast in a roasting pan, bone side down, with onions. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine olive oil, garlic, cayenne pepper, cumin, and paprika, and rub all over turkey with back of a spoon.

Roast turkey 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. and roast 30 minutes. Baste turkey; add pepper pieces to pan. Roast 20 minutes or until a regular meat thermometer or instant-read thermometer (inserted in thickest part of meat, not touching bone) registers 170 degrees F. Cover turkey if it becomes dark brown.

Carve turkey in thin slices and serve with juices and roasted vegetables. Recipe by: Faye Levy's International Chicken Cookbook

By "Deborah Kirwan" on Jan 31, 1997.

previous

next