I'd like to serve Prime Rib for Christmas dinner but I haven't got a clue.?

Question

I've never purchased or made one. What do I ask for at the butcher? How do I prepare it? What kind of equipment do I need?

Answer 1

Prime Ribs, known also as a Standing Rib Roast are very intimidating to most folks, and I don't know why.......

Preparing one is as easy as falling asleep during a political speach:

Salt, Pepper and an accurate meat thermometer is all you need (oh, and a clean, very clean oven, as you're going to start the roast out at 500 (yes, don't freak, I said five hundred) degrees for the first 30 to 45 minutes of cooking.......

Request from the butcher at your local market a large enough roast to feed the number of guests you're having......

If you plan on one rib per person, we call that the "Fred Flintstone" cut, as it's going to take up most of the plate and rarely do people have the stomach capacity to finish it off.....Usually a 4 rib roast (what I buy, as I really want to have leftovers) will feed 5-8 people, with one or two sides.....

Let the roast come to room temperature for an hour before cooking, and again I will stress it: your oven must be immaculately clean, as a 500F degree oven is going to produce a LOT of smoke if it's not cleaned prior to this procedure....

Pre heat oven to 500

Generously season the roast with Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper,

Place roast in a doubled aluminum roasting pan (the disposable kind) and place it in the oven.........set a timer for 45 minutes.........at the end of 45 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to 350F degrees and insert a meat thermometer. Continue cooking till 10 degrees from the doneness that you prefer.....Remove the roast from the oven and tent it with foil and let it rest for 20 minutes.......during that time, attend to other dishes.......

Carve the roast to your liking and serve with Au Jus and horseradish........(packaged Au Jus is fine for your first time)

See how easy that was??? Season, cook for 45 min at 500, reduce to 350 and cook to desired doneness........

Answer 2

I just had prime rib for dinner last night, and it was absolutley delicious! Very easy to prepare: Use any old Dutch Oven, place theroast on a dropping tray, and cook at 250 to 300 for several hours (depending on doneness you want), serve with Au Jus, Yorkshire Pudding and a NICE colourfyul veggie. Don't forget the Horseradish. Check out the website below for specific instructions.

Answer 3

MMMmmm...prime rib well whatever u do don't cook in the oven cuz then it will go small and it will be a total wast and it wont cook well. all u need is a big pan , cut it up into thick slices about an inch or a bit less, season it with any seasoning they recommed you at any supermarket then put a bit of oil in the pan and once the teperature is hot, put it in then lower the heat to low med, and wait and let it rest for 10 min until cutting so the juices wont fall out

Answer 4

Just tell the butcher you want a prime rib roast (aka standing rib roast) and tell him how many people are coming, he'll know what size you need.

By the way Tyler Florence just made one on the Foodnetwork holiday special. Go to their web site, it was a very, very easy recipe. But even if you don't like the recipe he makes it still tells you how to prepare one.

Answer 5

the best way is to get a standing rib roast, bone in. then rub it with garlic, and salt. Slow bake at 300 for about three hours, maybe less. Depends on how rare you want it. Use a meat thermometer. It should tell you the temps for the rareness. Enjoy. Rare is usually around 140 degrees. The ends will more done for those who like it that way.

Answer 6

en camera has given you good advice (above),
and I will add only this:
to be sure that it stays juicy, I recommend using a roasting bag. You will find them in the grocery store, probably in the same area as things like aluminum foil. Follow the instructions on the box.

You can also place carrots, onions, and slices of bell pepper around the roast. They add to the flavor, are colorful on the platter, and taste good.

Answer 7

Make a savour tray. pickles, olives, cranberry sauce in case you like it, crackers, cheese slices or wedges, seedless grapes carrot and celery sticks, boiled eggs or deviled eggs, A savour tray may be in elementary terms some issues or a brilliant lazy susan full of snacks

Answer 8

RIGHT . And I'm Santa Clause. Save your money and your guests make Reservations.

Answer 9

Try rubber cement.