How Long Do You Need To Cook A Turkey Crown. 5 to 6 people 1 5kg. A turkey crown is the body of the bird with the legs and wings removed leaving the white breast meat attached to the bones.
You will need to cook a 2 4 kg turkey crown for at least 3 5 hours. Large turkey crown 2 4 2 8 kg 120 to 130 minutes medium turkey crown 2 2 3 kg 110 to 120 minutes small turkey crown 1 5 1 9kg 100 to 110 minutes 4. The bird is cooked when you can pierce the thickest part of the breast meat and the juices run clear.
Sit the crown on a rack in a large roasting tin skin side up and roast for 1 hr 30 mins basting with the buttery juices every 30 mins until the skin is crisp and the turkey is cooked all the way through.
Don t worry we ve already done the maths for you. If you re cooking a 4 to 5 pound 1 8 to 2 2 kg turkey crown cook the turkey just until the juices run clear when you poke the thickest part of the turkey breast. Working out at 126 minutes 2 hours 6 minutes a 6lb turkey would need 6 x 23 working out at 138 minutes 2 hours 18 minutes or. Put in a roasting tin skin side up and roast for 70 mins plus 20 mins per kg or until the internal temperature reaches 65 70c.
