Prime Rib with Roasted Veggies (CC)

By LDenvir

Ingredients

• WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
• One One-Pan Prime Rib and Roasted Vegetables
• 8 TO 10 10
• 24 96 must be salted and then refrigerated for at least 24 hours before cooking; salting and refrigerating for the full 96 hours results in the most tender, flavorful meat. Serve with Red Chimichurri Sauce (see related content), if desired.
• INGREDIENTS
• 1 1 to 1/4 first-cut beef standing rib roast (3 bones), fat trimmed to 1/4 inch
• Kosher salt and pepper
• Vegetable oil
• 1 1 1/2 pound parsnips, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick on bias
• 1 1 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
• 1 1 1/2-inch red onion, halved and sliced through root end into 1/2-inch wedges
• 2 2 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme

Preparation

Step 1

1. Using sharp knife, cut through roast’s fat cap in 1-inch crosshatch pattern, being careful not to cut into meat. Rub 2 tablespoons salt over entire roast and into crosshatch. Transfer to large plate and refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 24 hours or up to 96 hours.

2. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 250 degrees. Season roast with pepper and arrange, fat side up, on V-rack set in large roasting pan. Roast until meat registers 115 degrees for rare, 120 degrees for medium-rare, or 125 degrees for medium, 3 to 3½ hours. Transfer V-rack with roast to carving board, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest for about 1 hour.

3. Meanwhile, increase oven temperature to 425 degrees. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from pan. (If there isn’t enough fat in pan, add vegetable oil to equal 2 tablespoons.) Toss carrots, parsnips, Brussels sprouts, onion, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper with fat in pan. Roast vegetables, stirring halfway through roasting, until tender and browned, 45 to 50 minutes.

4. Remove pan from oven and heat broiler. Carefully nestle V-rack with roast among vegetables in pan. Broil roast until fat cap is evenly browned, rotating pan as necessary, about 5 minutes. Transfer roast to carving board, carve meat from bones, and cut into ¾-inch-thick slices. Season vegetables with salt and pepper to taste. Serve roast with vegetables.

SHOPPING: BUY THE RIGHT ROAST
This recipe calls for a first-cut, bone-in standing rib roast, which contains ribs 9, 10, and 11 (the ribs that are closest to the tail of the steer; butchers often label this cut “loin-end”). First-cut roasts contain the largest eye of meat. While second-cut roasts are pretty good, too, they are slightly fattier and more irregular, making them more difficult to cook evenly. Since these cuts are often priced the same, it’s worth your while to ask for the superior first-cut roast.