Prime Rib With Port Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 lbs prime rib roast
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 6 medium onions, peeled and quartered
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 1/2 cups beef broth
• 1 3/4 cups port wine
• 1 1/4 cups dry red wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 large fresh thyme sprigs
• 4 large fresh parsley sprigs
• 3 large fresh rosemary sprigs
• 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 position rack in center of oven and preheat to 450.
• 2 place beef, fat side up, in large roasting pan that has a cover. rub with garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper. roast beef for 20 minute.
• 3 reduce oven temp to 350. place onions around beef. cover and roast for about 2 hours or until meat thermometer inserted into center of meat reads 135. baste every half hour or so.
• 4 after meat has been in 1 hour, combine broth, port, wine, and herbs in saucepan. boil until mixture is reduced to 2 cups. remove from heat and discard herbs.
• 5 once beef is done, transfer to a platter with onions and tent with foil for 30 minute
• 6 pour off fat from roasting pan and mix juices and browned bits into wine sauce. bring to a boil. mix butter and flour together and whisk into sauce to thicken.
• 7 slice beef and serve with sauce.