Herb Crusted Prime Rib (Restaurant Impossible)

I love prime rib. It is something I always order at a restaurant, because I don't make it at home. When I go out to eat I always try to order things that I don't get to eat otherwise. I'm a fan of the show Restaurant Impossible, and saw this one episode where Robert Irvine showed how he made prime rib, and it really seemed easy. So I finally decided to try it for a special Christmas dinner. Here is the recipe I followed as a guideline: Herb Crusted Prime Rib Roast.

Here is what I did:

I did not measure any of the herbs. In my food processor I ground up fresh parsley, fresh rosemary and fresh thyme along with olive oil, garlic cloves, salt and freshly ground black pepper.

I did what the recipe said about cutting off excess fat but setting it aside. I brushed the prime rib with Worcestershire sauce (an idea I got from another recipe) then rubbed the herb mixture all over the prime rib. Then I put the pieces of extra fat on top of the roast like Robert Irvine says to do.

I cooked it until it read 120 degrees and pulled it out of the oven, covered it with foil and let it rest 20 minutes. It came out a perfect medium rare. I poured a little water in the roasting pan before I put it in the oven so the drippings would not burn.

I used most of the drippings for a Yorkshire Pudding (see separate post on that).

For the Au Jus I just used a packet of McCormick Au Jus mix, with a couple splashes of Maggi and Worcestershire added along with some garlic powder, and a few teaspoons of drippings from the pan. It was quite good.

After letting it rest for 20 mins I carved off the bones (which my America's Test Kitchen cookbook said to do).

This has to be one of the best things I have ever made. Honestly it might even be THE best thing I ever made. And we had a prime rib dinner for 5 (with leftovers) for less than half of what it would have cost us to go out to eat and have prime rib. I am all about making what I can at home so we still feel like we are getting "treated" but not spending nearly as much money.