HeleneS Seductive Prime Rib - prime

Method

• Remove the rost from the refrigerator 2-4 hours before cooking. This should be at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Put roast in shallow roasting pan, fat side up.
• Sprinkle with flour and rub flour into the fat.
• Season with salt and lots of fresh ground pepper.
• Put roast in hot oven and bake according to weight, about 5 minutes per pound. For a 4-1/2 - 5 pound roast 25-30 minutes; for an 8-9 pound roast 40-45 minutes; for an 11-12 pound roast 55-60 minutes.
• When cooking time is finished, turn off the oven.
• DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR AT ANY TIME.
• Allow roast to remain in oven until oven is lukewarm, about 2 hours.
• This method of cooking the prime rib will ensure a crunchy brown outside, and the internal heat will be suitable for serving (yum!) medium rare beef for as long as 4 hours.