Prime Rib (foolproof ) With Au Jus Gravy

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 lbs standing rib roast
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• salt
• pepper
• thyme leaves
• basil leaves
• marjoram leaves
• worcestershire sauce
• sliced fresh washed mushroom
• 3 cups water
• 3 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1 1/4 teaspoons basil
• 1 1/4 teaspoons thyme
• 1 1/4 teaspoons marjoram
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed in
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 have butcher cut ribs away from roast.
• 2 season entire room temperature roast and between roast and ribs with heavy garlic, salt, pepper, marjoram, thyme and basil. drizzle with worcestershire.
• 3 start in early am (6 or 7).
• 4 let rib roast stand for at least 2 hours until room temperature.
• 5 place meat in iron skillet, fat side up.
• 6 place in cold oven; turn on to 350° for one hour.
• 7 turn off oven.
• 8 do not peek or open oven at all!
• 9 for rare meat, turn oven back on at 350° 1 hour before you want to serve for 20 minutes, leave in oven for remaining time.
• 10 med rare- 1 hour before serving turn on for 30 minutes, leave in oven for 30 minutes well- 1 hour before serving turn on for 40 minutes, leave in oven for 20 minutes gravy: remove meat from skillet.
• 11 put all gravy ingredients into skillet except cornstarch and water.
• 12 scrape bottom of skillet to remove bits from pan.
• 13 when mushrooms are done, add cornstarch mixture 1/4 cup at a time and allow to thicken to desired consistency.