Slow Roasted Prime Rib Recipe (2024)

This slow roasted prime rib recipe features a flavorful crust of garlic and fresh minced herbs. The prime rib is cooked to golden brown perfection and comes out tender and juicy every time. The perfect main course for a special occasion!

When I’m really looking to impress, I serve this ultra flavorful slow roasted prime rib for the holidays with some side dishes such as pineapple casserole, Thanksgiving salad, zucchini fritters,Ruth’s Chris sweet potato casseroleand bacon wrapped green beans. I always get tons of rave reviews from family and friends.

When the holidays roll around, I like to treat my guests to a special meal for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. In my opinion, there’s nothing more special than dinner recipes like prime rib roast. It’s so incredibly flavorful and also happens to be quite easy to make!

Slow Roasted Prime Rib Ingredients

To make this recipe, you will need a prime rib roast, olive oil, garlic, thyme, rosemary, kosher salt and black pepper.

How Do You Cook Prime Rib?

Cooking the perfect prime rib sounds intimidating, but with the right recipe it can be easy. Once you have selected your meat, let it rest on the counter for a half an hour. While the beef is resting, prepare it by tying it with twine between the ribs. This helps keep the meat together during the cooking process. Make a rub for the roast out of olive oil, garlic and seasonings. Generously coat the prime rib with the rub. Transfer the meat to a roasting pan. Place the roast in the oven and let it roast at high heat until the outside is browned. Lower the heat and continue to cook the meat. When it is done and the beef has reached your desired internal temperature, take it out of the hot oven. Once the meat rests for 20 minutes, serve the meat with any pan juices and enjoy!

How To Buy A Prime Rib

Prime rib is section of 7 beef ribs called standing rib roast or a bone-in rib roast. A full standing rib roast usually weighs about 17 pounds and is often cut into smaller sections. Each rib can serve 2 people, although you can serve a rib to each person for a larger meal or for presentation purposes. In order to determine how many ribs you need for your meal figure out how many people you will serve.

For the best quality of ribs, purchase your ribs from a butcher shop or a grocery store with a good butcher counter in a USDA “prime” or “choice” grade. You can ask for the bones of the roast to be “frenched”, which means your butcher will cut away the fat and meat at the ends of the ribs for a nicer presentation.

Tips For The Best Roast

• Some people remove the bones before cooking. I find that step unnecessary as the bone helps add to the flavor and moisture of the roast.
• If your prime rib roast comes straight out of the refrigerator it will tend to cook unevenly, so be sure to let it sit at room temperature first!.
• Remember to remove your meat about 5 degrees lower than the temperature you are aiming for. Cover the meat in aluminum foil and let it rest with the thermometer in place. The interior of the meat will continue to cook as it rests.

Slow Roasted Prime Rib Cooking Time

The amount of time that a prime rib takes to cook depends on the how done you want your meat. After an initial 15 minutes at 500 degrees F, you will cook the meat at 325 degrees F. The interior of the meat will reach a nice rare in about 10-11 minutes per pound at 325 degrees F. I cooked a 12 pound prime rib in 2 hours and 5 minutes. If you want a more done beef, add a few more minutes per pound. Remember that the time is only an estimate for planning purposes. You will want to cook your meat to the temperature corresponding to the doneness you want regardless of time.

Beef Temperatures

For a roast beef, you can determine the doneness based on the temperature of the inside of the meat. Make sure to remove the meat from the oven about 5 degrees below the temperature you are aiming for. Monitor the meat as it rests to make sure that it reaches your ideal temperature.

• Rare: 120-130 degrees F
• Medium Rare: 130-135 degrees F
• Medium: 135-140 degrees F
• Medium Well: 145-155 degrees F
• Well Done: 155 degrees F

Flavor Variations

While this slow roasted prime rib recipe is great as written, you can customize the flavors to suit your tastes.

• Herbs: You can use other types of fresh or dried herbs such as sage, parsley, oregano or Italian seasoning.
• Spices: Feel free to add some spices to the meat before it goes into the oven. Some great choices include garlic powder, onion powder or smoked paprika.
• Sauces: Serve your meat with mushroom steak sauce, or my tangy homemade A-1 style steak sauce recipe.

Prime rib is a tender and flavorful cut of meat that is perfect for holidays and special occasions. With this recipe, making prime rib will be so easy with picture perfect results every time!