Charcoal Grilled Prime Rib
- 3 -4 lbs standing rib roast
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup salt
- kitchen twine, to tie roast (ask your butcher to do this)
- 6 inches wood chunks (try mesquite or hickory)
- disposable aluminum pan to catch dripping
- Rub roast all over with oil, then season generously with pepper.
- Spread salt on a baking sheet and press meat into salt, on all sides to coat; refrigerate meat for 1 hour.
- Remove meat from refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature for about 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, soak wood chips in water for at least 1 hour.
- Use about 75 charcoal briquettes, light, and wait until they start to get ashy.
- Move all the coals to one side of the grill to create an area for direct heat and one for indirect heat (place aluminum pan on indirect heat side; grease grate.
- Sear the fatty sides of the roast over the hot coals until well browned, about 8 to 10 minutes; place roast over indirect heat side, bone side down, with the bones pointed away from the coals.
- Cover grill, but open lower vents to draw in air to smoke meat.
- Cook 2 to 2 1/2 hours (temp should be about 125 degrees F).
- Let rest 20 minutes before serving.
vegetable oil, fresh ground black pepper, salt, kitchen twine, aluminum pan
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/charcoal-grilled-prime-rib-430703 (may not work)