Christmas dinner with prime rib is our special holiday meal and this garlic-herb butter recipe puts it over the top. Once a year, we go to our favorite local butcher (shout out to Casey’s of Naperville), get a beautiful piece of beef, and let her cook low and slow. If you like a perfectly-cooked medium-rare prime rib, follow these instructions and you. can’t. lose.
Ingredients
6-8 pounds standing rib roast (4-5 bones)
4 tablespoons melted butter (or sub olive oil)
6 cloves garlic, minced or finely chopped (or 2 tablespoons of store-bought minced garlic)
1 tablespoon fresh oregano, finely chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried)
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, finely chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped or 1 teaspoon dried)
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
Directions
Let your meat sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes prior to cooking.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Mix together all the ingredients in a small bowl until combined.
Place the roast in a cast-iron skillet or a roasting pan with the bone-side down.
Pour the garlic-herb mixture all over the meat and rub it into the flesh to coat evenly. Season with a little extra salt and pepper for even more flavor.
Cook the roast for 30 minutes, then turn the oven temperature down to 375 degrees. Cover with foil and continue to cook until it reaches your desired doneness (usually around 45 minutes or more but make sure you check the with a meat thermometer throughout so it doesn’t overcook). We take our roast out of the oven when the internal temp hits 110 degrees, then let it rest for 20 minutes or so. It keeps cooking at rest and ends up around 130 degrees which is a perfect medium-rare prime rib.
That’s it…not too complicated, right?
BONUS RECEIPE: HORSERADISH CREAM SAUCE
For every 1 cup of sour cream, mix in at least 1/4 cup of horseradish (we use more like 1/3 cup of Bubbies, prepared). Then add in salt and pepper to taste. Seriously, so so good.
Merry, merry, everyone!