Roast Turkey With Cumin And Peppers

Recipe Ingredients

3 lbs	1362g / 48oz	Turkey breast - half, skin on
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Onion - quartered (medium)
		Salt and pepper - to taste
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
6 tablespoons	90ml	Garlic clove - minced (medium)
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons	10ml	Ground cumin
1 teaspoon	5ml	Paprika
2		Red bell pepper - cut in 4 to 6 pieces

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400F. 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 350F. 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 170F. Cover turkey if it becomes dark brown.

Carve turkey in thin slices and serve with juices and roasted vegetables.

Source:
Faye Levy's International Chicken Cookbook

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