After my previous post in which I made fun of my parents for not feeding me, they redeemed themselves with a very nice dinner at home. As I have mentioned before, my dad is quite inventive with the grill and has a pretty good handle on how to turn something simple into something miraculous. He had thrown together a jerk BBQ crusted turkey breast the weekend before, and decided my appearance deserved a repeat offender. If you don’t eat the skin, the recipe is pretty healthy at just 30 calories per ounce of turkey. Keeping the bone in the turkey while cooking it keeps it nice and juicy as well.
I did not eat the skin, but mostly because I ate EVERYTHING at the cocktail table buffet at my cousin’s wedding. There was pasta, crepes, cheese, and a carving station….all now located on my hips.
Is it weird that raw meat gets me excited? I think it’s the endless potential in the protein that is in front of me. Or maybe it’s because I was really hungry yesterday. Or maybe I shouldn’t be admitting this, because it sounds pretty gross.
Ingredients:
- Two large turkey breast halves, skin on, bone in
- Preferred Jerk seasoning
- Preferred BBQ sauce–LOVE Jack Daniels. Love.
Preheat your grill to high. Rub up your turkey breasts with the jerk seasoning. Place them skin side down on the grill for about 5 minutes, until it starts to crisp up.
It’s much easier to keep up with pictures when poppa is cooking. Fresh home cooked meal and bought two dresses yesterday. I think I found happiness.
Flip the birds, and crisp the other side for 5. Lower grill temperature to about 400 degrees. Slather on some BBQ sauce and move the birds to the higher rack to roast. Insert a meat thermometer and cook until you get them to an internal temperature of 170 degrees. Remove from the grill, cover with foil and let rest for 15 minutes. Carve and enjoy!
We TOTALLY didn’t let these sit. Whoops. Really though, these are good. Like the “thank God I’m not starting another semester of college this week” good, or “baseball season is almost over so I get to use my TV again instead of being forced to watch the Yankees” good.
