Prime Rib
- 1 4 -bone prime rib, bones and excess fat removed and reserved
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled, smashed
- 4 ounces arugula (optional)
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil (optional)
- Liberally season the prime rib with the salt and some pepper and refrigerate overnight.
- An hour before cooking, remove the roast from the refrigerator to allow it to come to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Put the reserved ribs in a roasting pan bowed-side up (the ribs will be acting as the roasting rack).
- Scatter any fat and meat trimmings in the pan around the bones.
- Roast the bones and trimmings for about 30 minutes, or until the fat starts to render.
- Remove the pan from the oven, put the rosemary sprigs on top of the bones, then top with the prime rib.
- Put the smashed garlic in the bottom of the pan with the trimmings.
- Baste the beef with the fat drippings and return the pan to the oven.
- Cook for 30 minutes and then baste the roast again.
- Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and cook until the meat is medium rare (an internal temperature of 125 degrees F to 130 degrees F), about 1 hour, 15 minutes, basting the roast every 30 minutes until it is done.
- Keep in mind that the roast will continue to cook while resting.
- Remove the roast from the oven and put it on a cutting board to rest, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
- Slice the prime rib to the desired thickness and garnish with the arugula and olive oil.
- Photograph by Yunhee Kim
prime, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, rosemary, garlic, arugula, extravirgin olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-symon/prime-rib-recipe.html (may not work)