Prime Rib Cooked To Perfection

Instructions

1. For this method to work, PRIME RIB MUST BE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE!!!!!!!
2. Remove prime rib from refrigerator 6 hours prior to cooking
3. Allow enough butter to thoroughly coat prime rib to warm to room temperature
4. Just before placing prime rib into oven thoroughly coat prime rib with butter
5. After prime rib is coated with butter “generously” coat butter with coarse salt and pepper
6. Place prime rib in center of oven
7. Cooking Time – The Math Equation
8. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F
9. Get a calculator and multiply the weight of the prime rib times 5 eg. 4.75 lb. X 5 = 23.75 (round up to 24) expressed in minutes
10. 24 mins. is the amount of time the prime rib will be cooked at 500 F
11. After 24 minutes, turn off heat (yes, turn it completely off)
12. Allow prime rib to remain in the oven for an additional 2 hours
13. DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR FOR ANY REASON!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you do this cooking method will not work.
14. After two hours of “slow cooking” the prime rib will cook to medium to medium rare and will be ready immediately for carving .