I should really post my recipes closer to when I make them. I made this back on New Years Day. Oh boy, thinking about that, feels like years ago huh? I hope you folks are holding on together alright during this pandemic. I am grateful that I am able to currently work from home. It’s been a tough few months for me and sometimes it’s not that easy to really reach deep in and be grateful for what I do have.

I have been following the orders to stay home pretty well. If I go out, I am going out to buy groceries (I am trying to stock up as much as I can so the trips are less). Still have TP and hand soap (knocks on wood). Hope you are all doing well.

I had my doubts when I first saw this recipe. You “cook” it for a very short time and then let is sit in the oven with the residual heat for 2 hours. The way I calculated it, it would only cook for 25 minutes. That’s nuts! That’s how long it takes to heat up like frozen fries…! Well I held onto my patience and followed through on the directions and behold…it worked! Isn’t it beautiful?

I don’t have a roasting rack so I made a “rack” of vegetables. I was all excited to eat the vegetables after but ummm…they didn’t work. I feel like my carrot was already junk but since the actual cooking time was short…the carrots were still hard. I never like recook them so I just let it go…

I pierce many holes into the meat and stuff each hole with a clove of garlic. Oh…I just love garlic.

Mix that soft butter with all the herbs and spices you want to create a lovely crust on your prime rib!

Can any dish ever go wrong with that much butter? No, I don’t think so. Do I need to remind you to scroll back up to see the first picture? I am tempted to repost it…

Prime Rib With Garlic Herb Butter

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 7 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped (I don’t think I had this so I used dried Italian seasoning)
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, finely chopped (I used dried)
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 5 lb boneless ribeye roast, trimmed

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 500°F (260°C).
2. Mix together the butter, garlic, herbs, salt, and pepper in a bowl until evenly combined.
3. Rub the herb butter all over the rib roast, then place on a roasting tray with a rack.
4. Bake for 5 minutes per pound (10 minutes per kilo) of meat, so a 5-pound (2.2 kg) roast would bake for 25 minutes.
5. Turn off the heat and let the rib roast sit in the oven for 2 hours, making sure you do not open the oven door or else the residual heat will escape.
6. Once the 2 hours are up, remove the roast from the pan.
7. Carve the prime rib into ¾-inch (20 mm) slices.
8. Enjoy!

Notes:

• This was the main recipe I used but I really just used whatever dried herbs I had, italian seasoning and thyme worked great!
• I deviated from the recipe by piercing holes into the meat and adding cloves of garlic. How many did I do? Maybe about 15? It’s up to you how much you want to add in!
• Main recipe inspiration: https://tasty.co/amp/recipe/prime-rib-with-garlic-herb-butter