Perfect Prime Rib
"I saw this made on a video and my mouth was was watering! Prime Rib is so expensive I can't bear to ruin a cut, so here it is. Perfection!"
photo by tonydr58
- Ready In:
- 5hrs
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 lbs prime rib roast
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon herbes de provence or 1 teaspoon thyme, whatever you like best
- kosher salt
directions
- Place rib roast on a plate and bring to room temperature, about 4 hours.
- Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
- Combine butter, pepper, and herbes de Provence in a bowl; mix until well blended. Spread butter mixture evenly over entire roast. Season roast generously with kosher salt.
- Roast the 4-pound prime rib (see footnote if using a larger and smaller roast) in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn the oven off and, leaving the roast in the oven with the door closed, let the roast sit in the oven for 2 hours. Remove roast from the oven, slice, and serve.
- Tip*.
- Your cooking times will vary depending on the size of your prime rib roast. To calculate your cooking time, multiply the exact weight of the roast by 5. Round the resulting number to the nearest whole number. The rib is cooked at 500 degrees F for exactly that many minutes. For example, for a 6 pound roast: 6x5=30, so cooking time is 30 minutes. Turn the oven off and wait 2 hours before opening the oven door. Remove the prime rib and slice into the most perfectly medium-rare meat you've ever see.
Questions & Replies
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I have two rib roasts, each about 5 lbs. Should I put them in separate pans and cook 5 minutes per pound for each roast or should I tie them together and cook them for 50 minutes at 500 degrees? I am having guests on Friday, Feb. 15 and don't want to screw them up by overcooking them. -
Do I add the weights of 2 prime ribs together or do I multiply the weight of the largest bone-in prime rib by 5 minutes per pound?
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I see this question below but no advice or comments. I have two Prime Rib Roast with bones removed and tied underneath. I want to cook them with the 500 closed oven method. Do I combine the two weights which is 9.88 X 5 =49.4 and roast at 500 then turn oven off for two hours??
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Do I combine the weights of 2 prime ribs to find correct cooking time?
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How long would I bake 2 6 lb prime ribs? Add them together for weight or just 30 min at 500 then shut off?
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Reviews
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I found a few other recipes like this that say to leave it overnight in the fridge ONCOVERED It dries it so it browns to a crispy brown I didn't use butter PS all the grease splattering at 500 made a MESS out of my new over Cause it says not to cover it But it was perfect at 1 1/2 hrs of sitting in the unopened oven -
I have tried and failed on several Prime Rib Roasts. They were all failures. My guests complained too rare, not cooked enough, etc. So, I gave up on this cut of meat. I went on line to search for a Perfect Prime Rib recipe and I found yours. Wow! It was amazing. Pink all the way through. The Best I have ever had. Thank you so much for your expertise. Can't wait to make another. It was just for my husband and me but I will not hesitate in the future when having guests.
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I used this recipe for the first time with herbs de province! I cooked a 9 pound prime rib and it was absolutely wonderful. Had 11 people over and only the ribs were left over. Yummy!!! -
Used this recipe for the timing and got a perfect medium rare 5 lb. roast (and the messy oven). I used my own rub. I scored the fat side a little and rubbed the room temperature roast with olive oil, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire source, minced garlic, then finished with a rub of crushed sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper, thyme, garlic and onion powder. The 500 degree sear created a beautiful crunchy bark. For au jus, I poured out and skimmed the fat from the drippings then brought 2 cups of water with 2 beef boullion cubes, salt and pepper in the pan, added 1/2 cup of red wine and a dash of Worcestershire sauce and returned the drippings to pan and simmered for a few more minutes. Served with horseradish and a black & tan. And potatoes and vegetables of some sort, forgettable at best :) -
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I have used this recipe a few times now. With prime rib and also with chuck roasts. It has come out perfect every time. I leave the meat out for a few hours so it gets to room temp. The seasoning and butter rub works out great.
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Tweaks
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@kathrine T. I’m no expert but t would x5 of your biggest roast I’m pretty sure. to get that 1 to medium rare the other will be a little more done if the weights a bit smaller. If it were all a complete roast then your calculation of 9.88x5 is correct. The times for heat penetration for the thickness.
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After several roasts......we do 22 minutes for a four pounder as that makes it Med-Rare throughout and a couple of barely pink for those who prefer it that way. It really is all about the oven!!!
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This recipe is magic. I had a small 2.6 lb. prime rib (just 2 of us) and I know from past experience it is very hard not to overcook such a small roast. The only change I made was to use Montreal steak seasoning instead of herbes de provence or thyme (personal flavor preference). The prime rib was juicy, flavorful and not overcooked! The added bonus is you slice it as soon as it is removed from the oven.
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<p>My rating system;</p>
<p>5 stars= great, had fun making it and will make again</p>
<p>4= made some changes as the recipe needed tweaking</p>
<p>3= probably will not make again</p>
<p>I will not post a 2 or 1 star rating, I'd rather post the review with no stars and share some possible fixes:)</p>
