Chef Johns Perfect Prime Rib

PRIME RIB

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Original recipe makes 4 servingsChange Servings

• 4 pounds prime rib roast
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

• 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
• kosher salt

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• PREP
  10 mins
• COOK
  2 hrs 20 mins
• READY IN
  6 hrs 30 mins

Directions

1. Place rib roast on a plate and bring to room temperature, about 4 hours.
2. Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
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.
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.

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Footnotes

• Cook's Note:
• Your cooking times will vary depending on the size of your prime rib roast. To calculate your cooking time, multiply the exact weight of the roast by 5. Round the resulting number to the nearest whole number. The rib is cooked at 500 degrees F for exactly that many minutes. For example, for a 6 pound roast: 6x5=30, so cooking time is 30 minutes. Turn the oven off and wait 2 hours before opening the oven door. Remove the prime rib and slice into the most perfectly medium-rare meat you've ever seen.
• Editor's Note:
• Chef John serves this his Beef Au Jus.