Okay, this is my first time cooking a turkey as I have stated in my past questions. I have a turkey breast, its 8.31 pounds. I'm cooking it tomorrow, and I've read that when you have a turkey you must remove the giblets which i think are the hearts and liver n stuff. but i dont have a turkey, only the turkey breast. do I have to remove anything? and If I do, how?
2007-10-22 05:17:19 · 18 answers · asked by Teenager 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Generally, turkey breasts only do not come with giblets. If they do, they are enclosed in a little bag, and you can do with them as you wish. (They make good gravy).
2007-10-22 05:20:50 · answer #1 · answered by acermill 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you just purchased the breast, 9 times out of 10 you won't have giblets. Giblets are used strictly for the gravy so if you don't like giblet gravy, throw them away.
What I do is thaw the meat and soak the breast in brine for about 4 hours. When I'm ready to cook the meat, I rub the turkey down with oil or butter, cover it with foil and cook it 30 minutes per pound.
You can purchase boxed dressing, make sure you use a bullion cube in the water and you can also purchase canned gravy and cranberry sauce.
2007-10-22 05:25:44 · answer #2 · answered by darkdiva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason you need to remove them from a whole turkey is that they are inside in a paper bag. If you buy just the breast it is open on the side away from the breast bone and there is no set of giblets sold with it.
2007-10-22 05:21:07 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have just the breast, then there is nothing to remove. The giblets only come with an entire turkey.
2007-10-22 05:21:29 · answer #4 · answered by T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no giblets if you only bought a turkey breast. They usually package them with a whole turkey and they are usually packaged in a small white papery bag placed inside the body cavity of the turkey itself.
Good luck
2007-10-22 05:21:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you only have a breast and not the whole turkey then there shouldn't be any giblets in there. I've only seen giblets in whole turkeys that you buy for Thanksgiving.
2007-10-22 05:20:47 · answer #6 · answered by I Can't See You 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The store will not provide you with giblets when you buy a breast only. The giblets are only packaged in a whole turkey.
For the breast, there will be nothing to remove.
Wash gently, pat dry, butter it well, salt and pepper, and roast in oven, basting several times, until 180º.
Delish!
2007-10-22 05:26:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm doing a chef diploma n I'm quite sure u dont get anything like giblets in a breast of meat.
2007-10-22 05:22:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
their may be giblets in the turkey breast, go and search around the turkey
2007-10-22 05:20:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay whole turkey breast yes you stick yor hand in the hole in the back of and pull ou the bag of gibblets. If you have half the turkey breast no just wash it.
2007-10-22 05:58:23 · answer #10 · answered by jennybaratta2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋