Prime Rib Roast
If you’ve ever felt intimidated by cooking a prime rib roast, let me stop you right there — this is the easiest, most reliable rib roast recipe you will ever make.
Ingredients
- 5 lb Beef prime rib
- 6 tbsp butter room temperature
- 10-15 garlic cloves whole
- 3 tbsp Kosher salt
- 2 tbsp Coarse cracked black pepper
- 2 tbsp Dried italian seasoning or a mix of dried rosemary & thyme
- 2 tbsp Garlic powder
- 2 tbsp Onion powder
- 2 tsp Paprika or smoked paprika
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 500°F.
- Pat your rib roast dry with paper towels.with a sharp small knife, poke many holes into your roast large enough to fit the garlic cloves.
- stuff each hole with one whole clove of garlic (add more if you want)
- Cover the roast in the room temperature butter.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all of the seasonings.
- Rub the seasoning all over the roast, making sure to coat every side
- Roast at 500°F for 7 minutes per pound.
- After that time, turn the oven completely off — donʼt open the door, donʼt peek — and leave it alone with the door closed for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, youʼll have a perfect medium rare roast with even color edge to edge and the juiciest texture.