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Cooked beef roast cooked with herbs, salt, and pepper.

Herbed Prime Rib Roast

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 18 minutes
Resting Time: 2 hours
Servings: 4 Servings
This recipe details exactly how to cook a small prime rib roast. Whether you've got two or four for dinner this recipe will keep you from being overwhelmed by leftovers.
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Equipment

  • Small Roasting Pan
  • Digital Thermometer
  • Foil for tenting once cooked

Ingredients

  • 4 pound Prime Rib Roast anywhere from 3-4 pound will work
  • 1 TBSP light olive oil or vegetable oil
  • 2 TBSP dry rosemary crumbled
  • 1/2 TBSP kosher salt
  • 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

  • pat the rib roast dry, and then rub with the oil
  • mix the rosemary, salt and pepper together
  • rub the salt mix all over the roast
    Herb rubbed roast.
  • cover and let the roast rest in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight
  • 30 minutes before you're ready to put it in the oven pull the roast out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature before putting it in the oven
  • preheat the oven 450°
  • remove the cover from the roast and put the roast in the oven on the middle rack, right in the middle of the oven, roast for 30 minutes
  • after 30 minutes reduce the heat to 375°
  • roast for 12-14 minutes per pound until the temperature on a digital thermometer hits 10° below your desired finished temperature
    Cooked beef roast cooked with herbs, salt, and pepper.