Grammy's Kitchen · Prime Rib · Beef Standing Rib Roast (Prime Rib)
One of 26 prime rib recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 26 for tenderness among the prime rib recipes we compared. 199 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 26.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 7% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 7% | 1% |
| liquid | 42% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 2268 g | 2.5 kg / 5 lb standing rib roast / prime rib (, bone in (Note 1)) |
| 150 g | 1 onion (, unpeeled, quartered (brown, yellow, white)) |
| 3 g | 1 head of garlic (, unpeeled, halved horizontally) |
| 5 g | 5 sprigs thyme |
| 3 g | 3 sprigs rosemary |
| 150 g | 150g/ 10 tbsp unsalted butter (, softened) |
| 15 g | 5 garlic cloves (, minced) |
| 4 g | 2 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary ((or 1 tsp dried)) |
| 4 g | 2 tsp finely chopped fresh thyme ((or 1 tsp dried)) |
| 12 g | 2 tsp salt |
| 2 g | 1 tsp black pepper |
| 360 g | 1 1/2 cups beef broth/stock (, low salt) |
| 590 g | 2 1/2 cups dry red wine ((Note 2)) |
| 8 g | 1 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch ((optional, Note 3)) |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I followed this recipe to make roast beef for our Christmas lunch yesterday. The beef had cost me £100 so I was very concerned about not buggering it up. I’d looked at many many recipes for prime rib of beef and they were all roughly agreed on timings and temp” — a cook, 5.0★
“New cook, made this for 10 people, so easy to follow the steps, and everyone was very happy with the outcome!! Then I made potatoes au gratin. Equally easy and clear to follow, and delicious!! So, bought your book RecipeTin Eats Dinner. Can’t wait to get int” — a cook, 5.0★