Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

Recipesfull introduces to you: Beef Recipes. (Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib). This is a specific formula for achieving a perfectly pink prime rib cooked somewhere a shade under medium rare. To use this method you must have a full-sized, modern oven with a digital temperature setting that indicates when it is preheated. Older ovens with manual controls can vary greatly, and the doors may not have the proper insulation.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 2hrs20 mins

Additional: 4hrs

Total: 6hrs30 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

Ingredients

4 pounds prime rib roast

¼ cup unsalted butter

softened

1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon herbes de Provence

kosher salt

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Directions

Step 1

Place rib roast on a plate and bring to room temperature about 4 hours.

Step 2

Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Roast the 4-pound prime rib (see footnote if using a larger and smaller roast) in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. 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. Remove roast from the oven slice and serve.

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 1756.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 72.5g 145%

Carbohydrates: 1g

Dietary Fiber: 0.4g 2%

Fat: 160.6g 247%

Saturated Fat: 69.5g 348%

Cholesterol: 361.6mg 121%

Vitamin A Iu: 359.3IU 7%

Niacin Equivalents: 25.8mg 198%

Vitamin B6: 1.4mg 85%

Vitamin C: 0.3mg 1%

Folate: 23.3mcg 6%

Calcium: 51.2mg 5%

Iron: 8mg 45%

Magnesium: 71.4mg 26%

Potassium: 1189.3mg 33%

Sodium: 342.7mg 14%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 37%

Calories From Fat: 1445.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.