Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib
Use Chef John's easy "mathematical method," and you'll get the best prime rib, cooked to a perfect medium rare, every time.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 1(4 pound) prime rib roast
- ¼cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1teaspoon herbes de Provence
- kosher salt to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Place prime rib roast on a plate and bring to room temperature, 2 to 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 roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. (If your roast is larger or smaller than 4 pounds, see footnote to calculate cooking time.)Step 5
Turn oven off and, leaving the roast in the oven with the door closed, let the roast sit in the oven for 2 hours.Step 6
Remove roast from the oven, slice, and serve.