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Prime Rib Roast
This butter-herb prime rib recipe is by far the easiest, prime rib recipe that you will ever make! It is so simple and delicious everyone you make it for will absolutely love it. The meat comes out juicy, tender and full of flavor. This is our families new staple at Christmas time. It pairs perfect with our creamy mashed potatoes, brown gravy and fresh steamed green beans.
- Total Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
- Yield: 8–10 Servings 1x
Ingredients
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- 1 C Butter, softened
- 8 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 2 TBSP Salt
- 1 TBSP Pepper
- 3 TBSP Fresh Thyme, diced
- 3 TBSP Fresh Rosemary
- 1 – 5-7 lb Boneless Rib Roast
For the Gravy
- 2 C Beef Broth
- 2 TBSP Corn Starch
- 1/4 Additional Beef Broth
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 500°F.
- Make sure your roast is at room temperature before you cook.
- Soften the butter, do NOT melt and whip it with a rubber spatula until creamy and set aside.
- Dice the garlic, rosemary and thyme and put it in with the butter and add salt and pepper. Mix together well.
- Rinse your prime rib roast with warm water and pat dry with paper towels. If there is excess moisture on the meat it will cause the butter not to stick well.
- Apply the butter mixture to each side of the roast in one even layer and place it into a roasting pan on a wire rack.
- Place in the heated oven and cook 7 minutes/per pound of meat, then WITHOUT opening the oven, turn the oven off and let it sit for an additional two hours. DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR.
- After time is up, remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Reserve the drippings in the pan to make a delicious gravy. Serve with your favorite sides.
- FOR THE GRAVY:
- Strain the drippings fromt he pan witha fine strainer to omit most big chunchs of herbs.
- Add beef broth and let simmer.
- Whil mixture is summering, in a seperate bowl add the corn starch and 1/4 C beef broth and mix well until there are no lumps. Slowly add ot the broth mixture and mix well. Allow the gravy to thicken, about 5 minutes.
Notes
- I cannot stress the improtance of fresh ingredients here. Use a premium butter, fresh garlic, fresh rosemary and fresh thyme, it will make all the difference.
- Ensure that you follow the cooking directions exactly to help your roast turn out perfectly. Th emost important thing is to NEVER open your oven until the timer goes off, no matter how bad you want to see it cook.
- If you would like medium rare roast cook at 500°F for 5 minutes per pound of meat. If you would like it more on the medium side cook at 500°F for 7 minutes per pound of meat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: American
