Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

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Use my easy "mathematical method" for cooking prime rib, and you'll be rewarded with the best prime rib that's perfectly pink and delicious.

Make sure the prime rib is at room temperature before cooking for best results.

Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

2 1/3 hours

Total Time

4 1/2 hours

Serves

4

Servings

4

oven
bowl
plate
Main Dish
Comfort Food
Beef

Ingredients

  • 4 pound bone-in prime rib roast room temperature
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
  • kosher salt to taste

Preparation

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. Place prime rib roast on a plate and bring to room temperature, 2 to 4 hours.
  3. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
  4. Combine butter, pepper, and herbes de Provence in a bowl; mix until well blended.
  5. Spread butter mixture evenly over entire roast.
  6. Season roast generously with kosher salt.
  7. Roast the 4-pound roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. (If your roast is larger or smaller than 4 pounds, multiply the exact weight times 5 minutes.)
  8. 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.
  9. Remove roast from the oven, slice, and serve.