Prime Rib
- 4 tablespoons tricolor peppercorns (or any peppercorns)
- 3 sprigs rosemary
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 1/3 cup kosher salt
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 10 -to-14-pound boneless rib-eye roast
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Move the oven rack to the bottom and preheat the oven to 500 degrees F, then start with the seasoning: Grab the peppercorns and throw them in a big plastic bag and pound them with a rolling pin to break them open.
- Pull the leaves off the rosemary and thyme sprigs.
- Throw the crushed peppercorns into a bowl with the salt and herb leaves and add the minced garlic.
- Use your fingers to toss it all together, then set it aside.
- Place the beef, fat-side up, on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Drizzle the olive oil all over the surface and rub it in with your hands.
- Sprinkle the peppercorn-herb-salt mixture all over the surface of the beef, pressing it lightly with your hands.
- Roast the beef 45 minutes for the first stage.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F and insert a meat thermometer sideways into the roast.
- Roast the beef an additional 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, or until the thermometer registers 120 degrees F to 135 degrees F in the center for medium rare.
- (The meat will continue to cook for a bit after you remove it from the oven.)
- Remove the beef from the rack and let it rest about 15 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute throughout the meat.
- When you're ready to serve, carve it into slices of your preferred width.
- Serve with Yorkshire pudding
- Photograph by Con Poulos
tricolor, rosemary, thyme, kosher salt, garlic, olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/prime-rib.html (may not work)