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Best Prime Rib Recipe Ever
Our family absolutely loves Prime Rib. Admittedly, we don’t order it often at restaurants because it can be hit or miss and we were intimidated by the thought of cooking it at home….until now! Seriously, this recipe takes the scariness out of cooking Prime Rib at home! Why is this the best Prime Rib recipe ever? It’s easy, it doesn’t call for a thousand ingredients and it’s a hit with anyone that enjoys a good Prime Rib!
Tips for this Recipe:
1.Leave your butter on the counter for several hours so that it is room temperature. The softer the butter is (without being melted) the easier this recipe will be to make.
2.Buy fresh herbs! The fresher the ingredients, the better the end result will be.
3.When peeling your garlic, smash the head on the counter.The cloves will fall apart easily.
4.To quickly remove the garlic skin, add your garlic to a ramekin or small dish and cover with a similar dish. Watch the magic happen! The garlic skin comes right off.
5.If you carve your Prime Rib and it is too rare, don’t panic!Melt some butter in a frying pan and sear each slice of Prime Rib. The butter creates a delicious crust on the Prime Rib while cooking it to your preferred temperature.
Preparing the Best Prime Rib Ever!
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit
- Make the compound butter
- Add ¾ lb. room temperature butter to mixer. Mix on medium for about 30 seconds or until the butter is softened and evenly distributed in mixing bowl
- Add rosemary, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper
- Mix on medium until herbs are incorporated throughout- scrape bowl regularly
- Prepare the Prime Rib for the compound butter
- Remove Prime Rib From packaging- check weight of Prime Rib
- Rinse Prime Rib under cool water
- Pat dry
- Place Prime Rib into roasting pan on roasting rack, fat side up.
- Cut 1 inch holes into top of Prime Rib at varying depths every 3 inches (approximately 10-12 cloves, adjust based on your preference)
- Insert garlic gloves into holes
- Evenly coat Prime Rib with ¼ cup minced garlic
- Evenly coat Prime Rib with compound butter
- Bake Prime Rib, uncovered, at 500 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes
- After 30 minutes, adjust oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for 150 (15 minutes per pound- adjust based on size of Prime Rib)
- Rare- cook until internal temperature is 125 degrees Fahrenheit
- Medium-Rare- cook until internal temperature is 130 degrees Fahrenheit (Recommended temperature)
- Medium- cook until internal temperature is 135 degrees Fahrenheit
- Medium-Well- cook until internal temperature is 140 degrees Fahrenheit
- Well- cook until internal temperature is 150 degrees Fahrenheit
- Remove from oven
- Let rest for 25 minutes. The Prime Rib will continue to cook while resting.
- Strain the au jus from the roasting rack and put into ramekins.
- Carve Prime Rib and serve with au jus.
Yea! It’s time to eat! I hope you are ready to impress your guests and to indulge in the Best Prime Rib Ever! My favorite part is the crusty goodness on the outside and the roasted garlic that falls out when you cook it! We love this recipe so much that we tend to get super excited and buy too big of a Prime Rib. The good news is that it reheats really well. I literally just reheat it by quickly searing it in a pan with ½ tablespoon of butter and a little of the extra au jus. . Don’t forget to save your extra au jus! That stuff is liquid gold! Yummmmmm! We hope your family enjoys this recipe as much as we do!
Ingredients
- 10 lb. bone-in Prime Rib (estimate 1 pound per person)
- ¾ lb. room temperature salted butter
- 1 large head of garlic
- ¼ cup garlic-minced
- 6 sprigs fresh rosemary (approximately ¼ cup)
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme (approximately 1/8 cup)
- 1/8 cup dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
The Best Prime Rib Recipe Ever
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Instructions
Preparing the Best Prime Rib Ever!
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit
Make the compound butter
- Add ¾ lb. room temperature butter to mixer. Mix on medium for about 30 seconds or until the butter is softened and evenly distributed in mixing bowl
- Add rosemary, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper
- Mix on medium until herbs are incorporated throughout- scrape bowl regularly
Prepare the Prime Rib for the compound butter
- Remove Prime Rib From packaging- check weight of Prime Rib
- Rinse Prime Rib under cool water
- Pat dry
- Place Prime Rib into roasting pan on roasting rack, fat side up.
- Cut 1 inch holes into top of Prime Rib at varying depths every 3 inches (approximately 10-12 cloves, adjust based on your preference)
- Insert garlic gloves into holes
- Evenly coat Prime Rib with ¼ cup minced garlic
- Evenly coat Prime Rib with compound butter
Bake Prime Rib, uncovered, at 500 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes
- After 30 minutes, adjust oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for 150 (15 minutes per pound- adjust based on size of Prime Rib)
- Rare- cook until internal temperature is 125 degrees Fahrenheit
- Medium-Rare- cook until internal temperature is 130 degrees Fahrenheit (Recommended temperature)
- Medium- cook until internal temperature is 135 degrees Fahrenheit
- Medium-Well- cook until internal temperature is 140 degrees Fahrenheit
- Well- cook until internal temperature is 150 degrees Fahrenheit
- Remove from oven
- Let rest for 25 minutes. The Prime Rib will continue to cook while resting.
- Strain the au jus from the roasting rack and put into ramekins.
- Carve Prime Rib and serve with au jus.
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