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Easy Prime Rib Recipe

Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4 persons

Ingredients
  

  • 4 pounds prime rib roast
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
  • Kosher salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place the rib roast in a roasting pan and allow it to come to temperature for at least 4 hours. This will ensure it cooks more evenly.
  • Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
  • 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 the 4-pound prime rib in the preheated oven for 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. The roast will continue to cook during this time. Once 2 hours are up, remove roast from the oven, slice, and serve.