Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
270 min
4 servings
1757 kcal / serving

For the best prime rib, use Chef John's foolproof method in this recipe, and you'll get tender, juicy beef cooked to a perfect medium rare every time.

Ingredients

  • 1prime rib roast
  • ¼ cupunsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoonfreshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoonherbes de provence
  • kosher salt to taste

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather the ingredients. Place prime rib roast on a plate and bring to room temperature, 2 to 4 hours. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Combine butter, pepper, and herbes de Provence in a bowl; mix until well blended. Spread butter mixture evenly over entire roast. Season roast generously with kosher salt.

  3. 3

    Roast the 4-pound roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. (If your roast is larger or smaller than 4 pounds, multiply the exact weight times 5 minutes.)

  4. 4

    Turn the oven off and, leaving the roast in the oven with the door closed, let the roast sit in the oven for 2 hours.

  5. 5

    Remove roast from the oven, slice, and serve.