Unattended Prime Rib Roast
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
1 roast
ingredients
- prime rib roast (6-9 pounds)
- 6 large garlic cloves (sliced in half, or use as many as desired)
- 1 teaspoon salt (or use seasoned salt, use no more than 1 teaspoon or the salt will draw out the moisture from the me)
- black pepper (to taste)
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder (optional)
directions
- Cut small slits all over in the roast and stuff the garlic cloves in the slits; cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 3 days.
- Remove the roast from the refrigerator for 2-3 hours before cooking to bring to almost room temperature (this is an important step!).
- Set oven to 500 degrees .
- Sprinkle the roast with salt, black pepper and garlic powder.
- Place the roast on top of a rack and then in a pan.
- Place in oven, and roast at 500 degrees F for 20 minutes.
- Reduce the oven temperature to the LOWEST setting.
- Leave in the oven for 8 hours (DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR for the 8 hours!).
- Before serving, turn the oven temperature up to 350 degrees and cook roast for 20 minutes at that temperature.
- Remove the roast and let sit for 30 minutes before slicing.