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Air Fryer Dry-Brined Crispy Turkey Crown

Every Christmas I have lots of BOL fans asking can they do a turkey in their air fryer, and while you certainly can, a crown is more suitable in terms of size with capacity.

SERVES

8

COOKING TIME

2 hours

DIFFICULTY

simple

Air Fryer Crispy Turkey Crown, deeeelicious. I dry-brine it so the inside is rich with flavour and a buttery zesty drizzle to help crisp up that skin. Gorgeous. For more delicious air fryer recipes like this, you can pick up a copy of my cookbook The Healthy Air Fryer on Amazon today. 

 

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Airfryer Turkey Crown 🦃 One thing I get asked at Xmas is can you do a turkey in their air fryer, and while you certainly can, a crown is more suitable in terms of size with capacity. It’s just the bird without the legs and wings. For an even better result wet or dry brine your turkey too. A 1.5-2Kg Turkey crown will feed 6-8 people comfortably. Zesty herby butter: – 175g butter (I use half-fat) – 4 garlic cloves, grated – 1 bay leaf, chopped – pinch of pepper – 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, chopped – zest of 1 lemon – juice of 1 orange – add the zest too if you like – zest of 1/2 lime – 1 tsp dried sage – 1 tsp dried thyme – ½ tsp dried oregano 1. Pat dry the turkey with kitchen paper and add the butter all over the bird. 2. Add the turkey to the air fryer for 1 hour and 5 minutes at 180ºC OR 20 minutes per 450g plus an additional 20 minutes, (my crown took 1 hour 25 minutes). Baste it halfway, remove the foil for the last 20 minutes with some of the butter and once cooked, let it rest covered in foil for at least 20 minutes before slicing Tip, baste as much as you can throughout so the bird stays super moist. #hack #airfryerrecipe #airfried #turkey #turkeycrown #christmas #christmasrecipes #airfryer #food #delicious #viral #video #moneysavingrecipes #moneysaving #budget #cheap #hungry #dinnerideas #dinner #share #sharing #tiktok

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Method

Step 1

Combine the dry brine ingredients, then rub it all over the turkey and rest the bird on a plate on top of orange slices overnight in the fridge.

Step 2

On the day you’re planning to cook the turkey, combine all the butter ingredients in a bowl.

Step 3

Pat the skin of the turkey dry with kitchen paper, then cover the entire bird in the butter and cover with foil – if you want to be a bit ambitious you can put some butter under the skin, too.

Step 4

Add the turkey to an air fryer preheated to 180ºC (350ºF) and cook for 20 minutes per 450g (1 lb), plus an additional 20 minutes (my 2kg (4 lb 8 oz) crown took 1 hour 40 minutes). Remove the foil for the last 20 minutes of cooking and baste with some of the butter. Once cooked, cover with some foil and let it rest for at least 20 minutes before slicing. For quick and easy air fryer recipes, pick up a copy of my new air fryer cook book Air Fryer 30 Minute Meals today.

Ingredients

2kg (4 lb 8 oz) turkey crown or breast

1 large orange, sliced

Dry brine ingredients:

2 tbsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

1 tbsp brown sugar

2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, chopped

1 tsp each dried thyme and sage

½ tsp ground cinnamon

Zesty butter ingredients:

175g (6 oz) butter (I use half-fat)

4 garlic cloves, grated

1 bay leaf, chopped

pinch of pepper

2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, chopped

zest of 1 lemon

zest and juice of 1 orange

zest of 1/2 lime

1 tsp dried sage

1 tsp dried thyme

½ tsp dried oregano

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