Chef James Holiday Prime Rib With Cabernet And Dried Cherry Sauce Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S PERFECT PRIME RIB

Steps:

• Place rib roast on a plate and bring to room temperature, about 4 hours.
• Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
• Combine butter, pepper, and herbes de Provence in a bowl; mix until well blended. Spread butter mixture evenly over entire roast. Season roast generously with kosher salt.
• Roast the 4-pound prime rib (see footnote if using a larger and smaller roast) in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn the oven off and, leaving the roast in the oven with the door closed, let the roast sit in the oven for 2 hours. Remove roast from the oven, slice, and serve.

PERFECT HOLIDAY PRIME RIB

Steps:

• Allow the roast to sit at room temperature for an hour. Adjust oven rack to low position and heat the oven to 200 degrees.
• On the stove top, heat a large roasting pan (not glass) over two burners set at medium-high heat. Place roast in hot pan (do not grease pan) and cook on all sides until nicely browned and about a half cup of fat has rendered, 6 to 8 minutes (or longer).
• Remove roast from pan. Set wire rack in pan and then set roast on rack. Generously season with salt and pepper.
• Place roast in oven; do not cover it and do not add water to the pan. Insert an ovenproof meat thermometer so the tip is centered in the thickest part of the beef, not resting in fat or touching bone. Roast until meat registers 130 degrees (medium) rare) on meat thermometer, about 3 1/2 hours (or about 30 minutes per pound). If you want it medium, roast to 145 to 155 degrees. Remember that the roast's temperature will rise 5 to 10 degrees after it comes out of the oven.
• Slices at the ends of the roast will be the most done, and slices in the middle will be more rare.
• Transfer roast to a carving board; tent loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand 20 minutes or longer before carving and serving with the pan drippings.
• A sharp knife is a must for carving. For uniform slices, hold the knife at the same angle for each cut. The more tender the roast, the thicker the slices can be.
• Variation: Also good with a rub of olive oil, chopped fresh thyme, minced garlic, and freshly grated lemon peel along with a generous dousing of salt and pepper.

PRIME RIB WITH CABERNET JUS

Steps:

• In a large non-aluminum saucepan or pot, combine the jus ingredients: carbernet, stock, port, peeled garlic cloves, shallot, bay leaves, and dried thyme.
• Simmer until mixture reduces to 2 cups, about 1 hour.
• (Note: Cabernet reduction can be prepared 2 days ahead, which gives the flavors time to meld nicely; cool, cover and refrigerate.).
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the prime rib fat-side-up in a heavy baking pan (13x9x2-inch), and rub it all over with the pressed garlic and 2 teaspoons dried/crushed thyme, then season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Roast in 450 degree oven for 30 minutes, then reduce temperature to 200 degrees F, tent the pan with foil, and continue roasting until a meat thermometer inserted into the center registers a rare 118 degrees F, about 2 1/2 hours (depending on cut and oven).
• (Alternately, instead of the slow roasting method you can follow what the recipe originally called for: 450 degrees F for 1 hour, tent with foil, then continue until it reads 118 degrees, about 35 minutes.).
• Transfer the meat to a serving platter, cover loosely with foil, and let stand for 20 minutes.
• About 5 minutes before serving, pour off all the fat from the roasting pan and place it over medium-high heat.
• Add the cabernet reduction to the pan and bring it to a boil - make sure to scrape up all the tasty browned bits - and season to taste with salt and pepper; pour the jus into a sauceboat.
• Garnish the beef serving platter with sprigs of parsley.
• Carve the beef and serve, passing the jus separately.