How To Cook A Small Prime Rib Roast Closed Oven Method Food

THE PERFECT PRIME RIB ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place a rack inside a roasting pan.
• Mix garlic powder, onion powder, dill weed, pepper, and salt together in a bowl; rub onto roast, including the ribs. Place roast, rib-side down, onto rack in roasting pan.
• Bake roast in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Turn off oven, keeping the door closed the entire time, and keep roast in oven for 3 hours. Turn oven back to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and cook roast until an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (65 degrees C) is reached, 30 minutes more.

PRIME RIB ROAST: THE CLOSED-OVEN METHOD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• The night before cooking the prime rib, unwrap the roast and let it sit uncovered in the refrigerator. This will dry out the surface, making it easier to get a nice brown color on the roast.
• Three hours before you want to begin cooking, take the roast out of the fridge and place it on a sheet pan at room temperature.
• Half an hour before you start roasting, position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 500 F. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper.
• Now it's time to do your calculation. Simply multiply the weight of your roast (in pounds) by 5. That's your total roasting time in minutes. For instance, if you have a 4-pound roast, 4 × 5 = 20 minutes. An 8-pound roast? 8 × 5 = 40 minutes. Remember that number.
• When you're ready to cook, set the roast in a roasting pan with a rack, fat-side up. If you're nervous about the cooking time, you can insert a meat thermometer or a digital probe thermometer into the deepest part of the meat, being careful not to hit bone.
• Roast the for however many minutes you calculated above. When the time's up, turn off the oven, and walk away. Do not open the oven door for any reason for the next 2 hours.
• In 2 hours, take the prime rib out of the oven, carve, and serve right away. If you used a thermometer, you'll see that the internal temperature of the meat has reached 130 F, perfect medium-rare.

HOW TO COOK A SMALL PRIME RIB ROAST (CLOSED OVEN METHOD)

Steps:

• Set the roast out at room temperature 3 hours prior to roasting.
• 30 minutes prior to roasting, Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
• To determine the "active" roasting time (how long to roast the meat at 500 degrees Fahrenheit) multiply the weight (in pounds) of your roast by 5 minutes. Example: If your roast is 4 pounds, then 4 X 5 = 20 minutes of "active" roasting time. If roast is 4.5 pounds, then 4.5 x 5 = 22.5 minutes roasting time (I would round up to 23 minutes).
• Tie the roast with twine, making sure it's a uniform circumference.
• Generously season all sides of the roast with kosher salt and pepper.
• Place the roast on the roasting pan with a rack, fat side up. After 30 minutes of preheating the oven, place the pan on the middle rack. Shut the door and set your time for the active roasting time. Set a timer!
• When the timer goes off, turn off the oven. Set your timer for 2 hours and walk away! Do NOT open the oven door!
• Once the 2 hours is up, cut and serve right away.

TURN THE OVEN OFF! PRIME RIB ROAST

Steps:

• Any size roast.
• Rub with olive oil.
• Rub with Salt & Pepper to taste.
• Garlic Salt (I use fresh minced garlic).
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Place beef (fat-side up on rack) in a roasting pan uncovered in oven for 1 hour AND THEN TURN OFF OVEN.
• DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN DOOR FOR ANYTHING!
• NO PEEKING!
• Before serving, turn oven back on to 300°.
• 45 minutes before serving the roast will be RARE DONE.
• 50 minutes before serving the roast will be MEDIUM DONE.
• 55 minutes before serving the roast will be WELL DONE.
• Take out of oven and let rest for 10-15 minutes before cutting.
• PERFECT EVERY TIME.