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PERFECT STANDING RIB ROAST 
This is for any size standing rib, from 2 to 7 ribs. When finished, it will rival the best cooked standing ribs done in the finest restaurants! Meat cooked in this way will be perfectly pink from center to edge, with no brown heat ring on the outside and only a small portion of pink, which is the case with any other cooking method.

standing rib roast (2 to 7 ribs)
seasonings
aluminum foil
baking dish
1/2 cup water
electronic meat thermometer

Preheat oven to 200°F. Yes, 200°F, no higher. Water boils at 212°F, why boil out the juices in your roast?

Place roast rib-side down in roasting pan, add 1/2 cup of water. Score and season the roast to your taste. Cover pan tightly with foil. Take the probe of an electronic thermometer and push it into center of the roast - center from ends and edges and center depth of thickness. Push right through aluminum foil.

Lower the rack in the oven so that the roast may be positioned in the oven with probe can be projecting from top of roast without engaging the broiling element at the top.

Set the internal temperature high limit of the thermometer to 118°F. Figure about 1/2 hour per lb. of roast; a 10 lb. roast will take about 5 hours. Walk away and imbibe until the buzzer goes off.

When roast reaches an internal temperature of 118°F, remove roast from oven, leaving foil and probe intact; set on counter.

It will continue to cook by itself. Allow it to raise to 128°F, for 45 minutes or so - great time to set the table, do the potatoes, squash, etc. Imbibe some more until buzzer goes off at 128°F. Meanwhile, raise oven temperature to 500°F.

Once roast reaches 128°F, remove foil and probe. Place in 500°F oven for 15 minutes to crisp and brown.

Remove roast from pan and allow to stand for 5 minutes while preparing gravy from the drippings.

Carving: Remove rib-rack, set aside. Turn back over, fat side up and slice into 1/2 to 3/4-inch slices; serve.

Roast should be perfectly pink throughout except for ends, which are for the well-done requests.

Enjoy! Save the rib section for warm-up in foil, carve between ribs and serve as a separate meal. Heat in oven 20 minutes.

Feel free to imbibe throughout the entire roasting process! Enjoy!

Submitted by: Pops Fassett

recipe reviews
Perfect Standing Rib Roast
 #21156
 Jack (Georgia) says:
Incredible! I've been to some of the best places in the world for prime rib. This recipe is hands down the best I have ever had. I repeat...ever! Way too simple.
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 Roxanne (Idaho) says:
Thank you so much for this fabulous, easy receipe! It is the only way I cook prime rib roast, since I discovered it back in 2009. It turned out just like you said and my family NOW raves about my prime rib - thanks Pops!
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 Bob (California) says:
Excellent, moist roast. I just used this recipe tonight. I was a little concerned that the temperature seemed to move so slowly at first, but the 1/2 per lb. guideline worked perfectly for the 5 lb. rib roast. But the roast rose to 128 degrees in only 35 minutes after I pulled it out of the oven, and don't over salt the roast. With this recipe, even though I always liberally salt my roasts, my gravy ended up saltier than usual.
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 Saphie (California) says:
Wow! This came out perfect. Perfect!

I had a three-bone roast for six people for Christmas eve. I managed to lose the probe for my thermometer sometime before the holiday, but I put it in for exactly 3 hours, and it came out at 110°F with the Insta-Read. I rested it for 1/2 hour until it went up to 125°F, then threw it back in for the 15 minutes and the 5-minute rest period. The meat was a perfect, uniform pink all the way through, and the end cuts were cooked well enough for the medium lovers.
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 Kevin Campbell (Washington) says:
Trust the method! If you're looking for a roast that is evenly, perfectly, pink throughout then this is the way to go. I chose this approach because it made sense: if I want the entire depth of the roast to reach the same degree of doneness then a hot oven is not the answer.

When the roast goes back in to crisp is a perfect time to put Yorkshire puddings in at the same time.
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 A H (Illinois) says:
Tried this recipe Christmas Day. Absolutely perfect - just follow the recipe exactly and you will have the best beef ever! Thank you, Pops - this was easy and so delicious.
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 Robert Mayes (Arizona) says:
Well, we tried this way and let me tell you , it turned out perfect. Couldn't believe it. Never cooked you before. Thanks for the help.
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 Barry (California) says:
I have tried a number of times to get a well cooked rib roast. Most times it is either to well done or too rare. This method of cooking worked perfect. Except for the outside edges which were beautiful seared the roast was medium rare from edge to edge, top to bottom. I do not know who Pops Fassett is but he is now my new hero. My meat thermometer was broken and I followed the times described. Perfect rareness. Could not have been easier.
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 Don (Florida) says:
This was my first attempt and it was the best I've ever had. Took roast out of the fridge an hour before putting in oven and it took 38 minutes per pound to get to 118°F, somewhat longer than recipe says, but well worth it. 5 pound roast was evenly rare throughout. Liberally coated with coarse salt, cracked pepper and garlic powder. Absolutely Perfect. I was surprised to see it continue to heat up after taking it out of oven, but it went right up to 130°F sitting on the counter.
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 Mary (Illinois) says:
It was so easy and the roast came out perfect! Thank you!
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 Jack Mahr (Florida) says:
I was preparing Christmas dinner for 13. I only have a single oven and many things needed to be prepared in that oven I decided to improvise. I have a 22 Qt. turkey roaster which has a 200°F setting. I started at 4:30 in the morning. After letting the roast rest at room temp. for one hour I put the roast in the turkey roaster with the probe in it and the 1/2 cup of water. The temp. rose much quicker than was expected and as a result the meat was up to 118°F by 12:00. Nothing else was even close to being ready. So I took the roast out of the oven and set it on the table and after it went back down to 118 deg. I put it back into the oven and set it at 160. When it was close to time 3:00 for dinner I fired up my BBQ and brought it up to 500°F Took the roast over and put it in the BBQ. Well 10 minutes into the 15 I noticed that I had a 3 alarm fire going in the BBQ and was in need of fire Dept. Being a retired Fire Fighter I enlisted some help for the crowd and rescued the roast from the fire. Well blackened on the outside we carved a perfectly cooked Prime Rib for dinner. Oh I forgot to tell you that this was a 7 bone prime rib. We had a very nice perfectly done prime rib for dinner.
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 Chuck (Illinois) says:
I have been cooking roasts for 30 years, this method yields the best results, thanks
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 Debra Peach (North Carolina) says:
Perfect!
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 Jim (Illinois) says:
This was the most flavorful mouth-watering prime rib I've ever eaten. I made it for Christmas day dinner and my family loved it. It did take longer than a 1/2 lb for the temperature to reach 118°F, but it was worth the wait. Low and slow is the way to go. Thanks.
 #101238
 Freebird2nd (Florida) says:
Didn't work on a 2 1/2 lb rib roast!! Needed another hour. I'll go back to my tried and true old recipe!!!

 

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