About 2 times a year I decide I need to splurge on a dinner and go all out. Usually it’s Prime Rib.. Which also typically yields such lovely results as Mike telling me over and over that I am the best wife ever (duh).. The last time I made my Prime Rib it was so yummy I decided pictures were a must, and a blog post should follow.
It really is easy to make and is so delicious that if it weren’t so expensive, I’d make it all the time.. I’m also thinking of trying the same technique with a regular roast.. Wonder how that would be? Hmmm..
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Recipe:
1 Prime Rib Roast (6 to 7 pounds)
8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
Kosher Salt and coarsely ground black pepper
2 cups red wine
4 cups beef stock
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
Thirty minutes before roasting the prime rib, remove from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Make small slits all over the prime rib and fill each slit with a slice of the garlic. Season liberally with the salt and coarse pepper, place on a rack set inside a roasting pan and roast for about 2 hours until medium-rare, or until a thermometer inserted into the center of the meat registers 135 degrees F. Remove the meat to a platter, and tent with foil to keep warm.
Place the roasting pan on top of the stove over 2 burners set on high heat. Add the wine to the pan drippings in the pan and cook over high heat until reduced, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add the stock and cook until reduced by half. Whisk in the thyme and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Slice meat as desired and serve with thyme au jus.
Top this off with some garlic mashed potatoes and green beans(canned) sauteed up with some kosher salt and fresh garlic cloves and the vampires will stay away for quite some time.
