Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

Name: Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 140 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 pounds prime rib roast; 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence; kosher salt

⏱️ Ready in 2h 30m 🥄 Prep 10 min 🔥 Cook 2h 20m 👥 4 servings 👁️ 17 views

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.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 2h 20m

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

🛒 Ingredients

4 pounds prime rib roast

1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon herbes de Provence

kosher salt

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 1757

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 160.6g 206%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 343mg 15%

Total Carbohydrate 1g 0%

Dietary Fiber 0.4g 1%

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 72.5g 145%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

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

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

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.

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.