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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (19g)

Recipe makes 10 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

1 prime rib roast

horseradish powder

Calories 15
Calories from Fat 0 (6%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.1g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 5660mg 235%
Potassium 58mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 3.4g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%
Sugars 0.8g
Protein 0.7g 1%

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Perfect Prime Rib

Recipe #73866 | 5¼ hours | 10 min prep | add private note

By: Lightly Toasted
Oct 22, 2003

This is my "tradmark" Christmas Eve Dinner. DH won't even order prime rib in a restaurant anymore, because he prefers mine. Its a super easy recipe, great for dinner parties, but DO NOT alter cooking times or directions. And DO NOT carve until just before serving. Here NEEDS a clarification!!! The salt is only intended to produce a shell to keep the moisture in. It's not intended to be consumed unless of course you like extremely salty foods. AFTER the roast has rested for 15 mins. Lightly scrape the salt away but not so much that you remove all the seasonings

SERVES 10 (change servings and units)

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Directions

  1. 1
    Combine seasonings, and rub into roast.
  2. 2
    Let sit while oven preheats to 375.
  3. 3
    Place roast in broiling pan, fat side up or bone side up.
  4. 4
    Bake for 45 minutes.
  5. 5
    Turn oven off, DO NOT OPEN OVEN.
  6. 6
    One hour before serving, turn oven back on 45 minutes.
  7. 7
    Take rib out, LET STAND FOR 15 MINUTES.
  8. 8
    This is VERY important, it allows the juices to distribute.
  9. 9
    Do not carve "ahead of time", either. Scrape off the salt "shell." The meat directly underneath that will be very salty, but that's usually the fatty part that no one eats, anyways. The rest of it will be fine, I PROMISE!
  10. 10
    Serve with au jus and horseradish sauce.

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From: coleen114

On Nov 15, 2009

Have made this twice to rave reviews. I did slide a little "better than boullion" beef paste under the fat layer on top and added about 1 T. or two of au jus to the salt to make it the texture of snow which was easier to pack on as a crust. I also reduced the end cooking time to 40 minutes since my hubby likes med--rare. Perfect!

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  • From: Jason B

    On Oct 15, 2009

    I made this last weekend with a 5lb rib roast. I followed the recipe exactly except, like most others, used prepared horseradish instead of the powder. I thought the flavor of the rub was very good but my only complaint is that my roast was way overcooked, which may be my fault. Like well-done overcooked. I put it into the oven once it reached 375, cooked for 45 mins then let it sit for around 3 hours. Then I turned the oven back on and let it cook for another 60 mins. The extra 15 mins was to allow the oven to heat up but I think that may have been my undoing. Overall, a good recipe though.

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  • From: barbie66

    On Dec 26, 2004

    I served a 12-lb. bone-in prime rib last night for Christmas dinner (8 guests). I followed the recipe EXACTLY. All I can say is "AWESOME!!" I even taped a sign to the oven "DO NOT OPEN"....Time between cooking sessions was 3 1/2 hours. It was perfect. Just a note to those of you who have had trouble finding the horseradish powder: It is easy to find under the name "wasabi" powder, in the spice section of most super-markets. Thanks for posting, and happy holidays to all! --Marla, Phoenix AZ

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    From: karen in tbay

    On Nov 18, 2003

    I was skeptical but it worked. We did a 4lb prime rib roast - have not heard of horse radish powder so I just applied creamed horseradish almost 1/4 cup to surface of roast. Combined rest of the spices but only used 3 tbsp as sufficient to cover roast. Was I suppose to use it all??? Anyhow followed cooking instructions and roast turned out perfectly the way we like it - med rare (leaning more to rare). The time between cooking at 375 was 2 1/2 hours sit and I did not peek but I did turn the light on to look thru oven door.MMMMMMM

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