ambush80
Senior Member
I used 1lb of butter and mixed in some brown mustard, worchestershire sauce, Montreal seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and some G Washington's brown seasoning. I don't measure just wing it.(ps, that flavored butter on toast, chicken wings, chicken, burgers, an innertube, work boots and a bumper off a 52 Buick is outstanding also)
I let the meat sit out for 2hrs to get close to room temp. Pat it off well with paper towels to remove the moisture and make it a dry as I can and then smear the seasoning on all sides.
I place it in a roasting pan rib side down on a rack to keep it up off the bottom. In the pan I pour 16oz of beef stock and approx 8-10oz of red wine.
Preheat the oven 500 deg and then cook 5 mins per pound. Then, turn the oven off and let it go for for 90 minutes making sure to Never Ever open the oven door until the time is up. Leaving that heat in there is the key. It comes out slightly more done than rare but not quite med rare which is how we like it. 5.5 to 6 mins per pound will get it med rare.
Do not cover it with foil let that 500deg do it's things, and the fluids in the pan keep it from making a smokey mess.
Once done I set the roasts on the side and dump the Au Jus into a small pot to keep it hot on a burner.
You can use any size Rib Roast you want but I like to take the large ones and cut them into roughly 4 to 5lb pieces. Then just use 5min per lb for three 5lb roasts instead of going 5 mins per lb for one 15lb roast. Separating them cuts down cooking time considerably and avoids the ends getting overcooked which happens when trying to do one large roast.
Ps: I do not trim much if any fat off the top side of the roast. That buttery seasoning and 500deg turns that fat into that crispy wickedly flavored crust you see in the pics above.
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Fantastic.
Thanks for the info. I'm leaning towards "Method X" for cooking like you described. Crust sounds awesome.