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SteakhouseSmoked Prime Rib
This is a simple (but crowd-pleasing) entree for the holiday season! All you need are
Jason E.Ingredients
- 1 Prime Rib Roast (10-16 lbs)
- 2 tbsp Kosher Salt
- 2 tbsp Coarse Ground Pepper
Instructions
- 1Season your roast generously with salt and pepper! (Approximately 1/4 cup of total seasoning should do the trick)
- 2Place roast in a smoker (I like using my Masterbuilt, but you may have a stick burner or pellet grill) - approximate temperature should be around 225°F
- 3Smoke until internal temperature approaches 125°F - I like to monitor with a digital meat thermometer - this is important! You don’t want to overcook such a beautiful piece of meat. Plan for approximately 30 min per pound of meat.
- 4Remove roast from smoker at 125°F internal temperature. Allow meat to rest at least 30 minutes.
- 5Place a large cast iron skillet on HIGH heat and allow get to at least 450°F - add butter and oil to pan right before introducing the roast.
- 6Sear that sucker!!! This will probably be done in about 10 minutes total. I flip the roast on each of its sides and get a nice crispy sear in the butter and oil.
- 7Remove from heat, rest another 10-15 minutes under a foil ‘tent’ then slice and serve! This goes nice with a compound butter or au jous.
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Quick Tips
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Start dough or marinade early
Pizza dough, taco meat, and steak marinades all get better with a few hours of rest — start after lunch.
- 2
Set the table like it matters
Real plates, a candle, and a bottle worth opening turn dinner into an occasion — not that hard.
- 3
Pick one showpiece
One impressive dish (a good steak, a from-scratch pizza) plus one easy side beats trying to do four things at once.
- 4
Save dessert for movie time
A no-bake dessert or good ice cream keeps the momentum going without an extra course to plate.
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