Closed-oven door prime rib

prime rib with vegetables

As a person who enjoys cooking, I have been spending alot of my spare time in my kitchen during COVID-19. During the first month I was so keen and enthusiastic to have this time to test a bunch of recipes that I’ve been wanting to do. The first month was fun, but shortly after that it started to feel like a chore and I started to get bored of the simple meals I was making.

For some reason I was craving a fancy steak dinner! Although the thought of ordering a steak dinner for delivery did cross my mind, I figured if I were to do that I might as well cook it myself. But I did want something fancy that would satisfy the craving I’d been having for red meat. So I decided to make prime rib! Can you make a prime rib roast for one person? Why not?! I have done it (on occasion). I buy a small roast (1 rib which is about 2-3 pounds), cook it off and have a nice prime rib dinner the first night and then either have leftovers (or make roast beef sandwiches) the next day.

prime rib roast
2.5 prime rib roast with bone in

The closed-oven door prime rib recipe is my preferred recipe. You crank the oven up to 500°F and roast the prime rib for 5 minutes per pound (e.g. you would cook a 3 pound prime rib roast for 15 minutes, a 4 pound prime rib roast for 20 minutes, a 5 pound prime rib roast for 25 minutes, etc) then turn off the oven and let the roast stay in the oven for 2 hours to be cooked by the residual heat.

I love using this method when there are bunch of things I am trying to get done during the day. It requires some attention at the beginning, but after the initial roasting period I can turn off the oven, set the timer and carry on with all the other tasks that need to get done. I *could* even step outside to run some errands or pick up some things since the oven is no longer turned on.

I’ve heard that it works best for roasts between 4 to 8 pounds. My roast was 2.5 pounds and it was more medium than medium rare but still tasty.

If you plan on roasting vegetables, I would suggest that you do it separately to ensure they are cooked completely or let them get a head start depending on the size of your roast.

prime rib with vegetables
Roast is prepped and ready to go

Closed oven door prime rib

Ingredients:

  • prime rib roast
  • garlic, minced
  • fresh herbs (thyme or rosemary)
  • vegetable oil
  • salt and pepper

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 500°F.
  2. Mix together the oil, garlic, herbs, salt, and pepper in a bowl until evenly combined.
  3. Rub the herb oil all over the roast, then place in a roasting tray with a rack.
  4. Bake for 5 minutes per pound of meat.
  5. Turn off the heat and let the roast sit in the oven for 2 hours. Do not open the oven door or else the residual heat will escape!
  6. Once the 2 hours are up, remove the roast from the pan.
  7. Carve, and serve right away.
prime rib dinner

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