Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

By á-49038

This roast is seared in a very hot oven, then slowly cooked to perfection as the oven cools. But no peeking! The key to success is keeping the oven door closed.

Ingredients

• 1(4-pound)1 (4-pound) prime rib roast
• 1/4cup1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1tablespoon1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1teaspoon1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
• Kosher salt

Preparation

Step 1

Place rib roast on a plate and bring to room temperature, about 4 hours.

Preheat oven to 500°F.

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 prime rib 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 oven, slice and serve.