Beef Prime Rib

Beef Prime Rib

Oven Roasted

You deserve the most magnificently marbled mass of meat for your holiday dinners and Sunday roasts, and you deserve it cooked to perfection.

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Complexity

Nice and Easy

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Prep Time

0 H 30 M

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Appliance

Oven

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Cook Time

3 H 10 M

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Ingredients:

  • Beef Prime Rib

    About 3kg / 7 lbs recommended Bone in recommended Should be thawed to fridge temperature before starting cook

  • 1 Bunch Fresh Thyme

  • 1 Bunch Fresh Rosemary

  • 125g / ½ Cup Butter

  • Salt to Taste

    Salt flakes recommended

  • Black Pepper to Taste

    Freshly ground recommended

  • Tools:

  • Butcher's Twine

  • Paper Towels

  • Kitchen Scissors

  • Basting Brush

  • Roasting Rack

  • Baking Tray

  • Saucepan

  • Knife

  • Cutting Board

  • Heat-Resistant Gloves

  • About This Recipe:

    If you and your family love rib-eye as much as we do, you've probably wished that you could cook just a bunch of rib-eye steaks together in one lump to save time. Well, guess what? It looks like today's your lucky day! That ever-popular steak is cut from this glorious roast, so you can expect all of the same flavor and marbling, only this time it's family-sized. For that reason, you'll see a lot of prime rib around the holidays, and it's a staple for Sunday roasts in the United Kingdom. But if you decide to make up an excuse to cook it on a random Tuesday in springtime, we're not about to stop you. In fact, we applaud you. Because this hunk of meat is typically reserved for special occasions, you want to make sure you're serving up a showstopper. In this case, that means cooking low and slow to get the meat nice and juicy, then popping it in the broiler to crisp up the outside. We're here to walk you through that process step by step, and MEATER is here to send you cook updates so that you can spend more time celebrating with your guests. One of the fun things about prime rib is that you can mix up your meals to fit the setting. For a more low-key spread, keep it simple with roasted vegetables or a good ol' beef and potatoes meal. If you're going all out for a holiday or a weekly roast dinner, pile your plate with stuffing, bread, and gravy in addition to your veggies. If you're looking for a classy beverage, you'll want something that can stand up to the meaty flavor of prime rib. A full-bodied red wine like cabernet sauvignon or a robust stout is best suited for this job.

    Cooking Method:

  • 1

    Pre-Heat Oven

    Pre-heat your oven to 250°F (120°C). This can take up to 15m.

    They say good things come to those who wait, and this roast is no exception. As tempting as it might be to just hold onto the bones and set the whole thing ablaze like a proper caveperson, it's best to cook it slowly at a low temperature so the fat can properly render. This bastes the roast from the inside, which will mean a much more tender and flavorful result.

  • 2

    Tie Roast with Twine

    Form the roast into a cylinder with your hands, then wrap your twine around it between each bone.

    Trussing your beef roast keeps it in a tidy cylindrical shape. This way, it'll cook more evenly than if it's just weirdly shaped and spilling out all over the place.

  • 3

    Chop Rosemary

    Pick your rosemary leaves from the stems and finely chop them.

    Rosemary is one of the first go-to herbs for a classic beef roast because its piney, aromatic flavor is great for balancing out the meat's heavy beefiness (which, by the way, is a great album title).

  • 4

    Chop Thyme

    Pull the hard stems from your thyme, and finely chop the leaves.

    Ranking just behind rosemary in the list of traditional beef roast herbs, thyme adds a deep and citrusy taste to really round out the flavor profile.

  • 5

    Season Roast

    Sprinkle salt and pepper all over and pat it in.

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    Pre-Heat Oven

    Pre-heat your oven to 250°F (120°C). This can take up to 15m.

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