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For those who haven't seen it, Anthony Bourdain visits the House of Prime Rib in his visit to San Francisco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luDH37vy23M

Funny story: last time i went in that place with my brother we broke one of those tiffany style lamps they have. That's what you get when you squeeze 4 grown ass men into a booth. If you get the King cut you can actually ask for 2nds and they wheel the cart back around. That's probably one of my favorite places to go in the city.
 
The higher the temp, the better. You don't need to slow cook and sear it afterwards. The trick is in the resting time. Chef John's method relies on cooking it at 500F for a short amount of time (e.g. 25 minutes for a fairly large roast) and letting it rest for several hours. The heat will eventually penetrate to the interior and it will cook perfectly. The trick is in getting the time right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUQ49SoteE0

That's interesting; I may try it sometime. But does it have any significant advantages over the reverse sear? It seems like you'd have less precise control over the final temperature.
 
Well this is how I cook regular steaks, never cooked prime rib at home.
You ever have a Ribeye steak? Same meat, prepared differently. (Cook one like a roast and THEN cut it, the other cut first and cook like a regular steak.)

Cook it like a steak:
http://www.tinyurbankitchen.com/2009/09/oven-to-pan-seared-prime-ribeye-steaks.html
http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/05/how-to-grill-a-gigantic-rib-eye-steak.html

Cook it like a roast:
https://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/6843-best-prime-rib OR
http://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/6843-best-prime-rib (if other URL doesn't work)
http://oneperfectbite.blogspot.com/2012/01/standing-rib-roast.html
 
Funny story: last time i went in that place with my brother we broke one of those tiffany style lamps they have. That's what you get when you squeeze 4 grown ass men into a booth. If you get the King cut you can actually ask for 2nds and they wheel the cart back around. That's probably one of my favorite places to go in the city.
Many years ago we went to HoPR as part of our local group and found out that if the entire party isn't there within 10-15 minutes of the reservation they cancel it. I arrived early from San Jose BUT after spending ~20 minutes circling for parking I caved to get there on time and used the valet.

So with people showing up as much as 35 minutes after the reservation, we only had half the table. So half went to our usual prime rib spot (Hungry Hunter) and the other half ate at HoPR that night (since I was early, I was one of the ones who ate at HoPR). It was good, but I honestly liked the food at Hungry Hunter more. I miss that place.
 
So I have another Prime RIb to cook and now have a crock pot slow cooker dealie



Prime Rib in the slow cooker, is this forbidden and terrible?
 
You slow roast it at 250. Cover it with olive oil, salt, pepper and coriander (optional). Cook to 130-133. Let rest 136-139. Slap any guest that wants it cooked above 145.

Au Jus: Add onions, carrots, celery and a jalapeno to the bottom of the pan before cooking. Strain that goodness while the meat rests (maybe add some red wine).
 
I've had it properly prepared. Overrated along with filet mignon.

Give me a rib-eye any day.

Same shit bro.

The difference is how each is cut out of the animal and prepared.

Moreover, a good rib eye is USDA Prime. Most Prime Rib--not to be confused with the grading standards--is either choice or select. Get a USDA Prime prime rib and it will be amazing. However, it will cost in the triple digits.

Rib eyes are cooked fast and prime rib cooked low and slow.
 
I'm making a five bone roast this Saturday. This will be my third year in a row. I don't know the exact poundage yet, but I will need to look up the time/pound. I usually do the high temperature start (500) for a short time, and then turn the oven down to a lower temperature for the remaining hours. At this point, the roast is too big for me to give it a quick cook on each side in my dutch oven to give it a nice skin. If you can do this, I highly recommend it since you will get a cripsy meat candy like crust. Sogood.gif. I will cover the outside in kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, nothing more. Make sure to let it rest for 25-30 minutes after you pull it from the oven to let the juices evenly distribute. I will be pulling mine out of the oven at around 125, maybe 120. I like that shit rare.

I save the drippings to make the au jus. Tastes great. I also make a super simple horseradish cream sauce to dip with sour cream and horseradish. It also has salt, pepper, and fresh dill to taste.

As others have said, make sure you're actually getting a prime rib, not a choice or select standing rib roast. The fat marbling makes a huge difference in the quality of the roast.
 
Room temperature.
Plenty of salt all over.
Plenty of pepper all over.
Plenty of oregano all over.
mix 2 table spoons of butter with extra virgin oliver.
Spread it all over the roast.
mince a bunch of garlic, put it all over the roast.
Add more salt.
Place in 400 degree oven for an an hour.
Check the internal temperature till it's at the desired temp. 150 degrees internal for medium.

Done. Full proof.
 
Same shit bro.

The difference is how each is cut out of the animal and prepared.

Moreover, a good rib eye is USDA Prime. Most Prime Rib--not to be confused with the grading standards--is either choice or select. Get a USDA Prime prime rib and it will be amazing. However, it will cost in the triple digits.

Rib eyes are cooked fast and prime rib cooked low and slow.

UDSA choice is pretty damn good and would likely be in the triple digits. I don't even know but a couple places that even sell prime grade meat, and even then I've never even considered buying the entire rib roast. It would probably cost like the same price as a fucking iPad.

Cut from the same section, but cut and prepared differently.

Which is why I added "preparation" to my question which you did not address at all. Obviously a shitty prime rib is gonna be shitty. Filet to me is great when it's served on the bone along with a new york to accopany it.
 
Got mine today. So many methods... I'm going with the high heat and resting method, and trusting my meat probe. Worked okay with a trial NY roast.

Edit/ and they are all just rib roasts, it's the meat that matters. "Prime" is the quality of the meat.
 
UDSA choice is pretty damn good and would likely be in the triple digits. I don't even know but a couple places that even sell prime grade meat, and even then I've never even considered buying the entire rib roast. It would probably cost like the same price as a fucking iPad.

We must be pretty lucky here in Wisco. I've been able to get my prime rib (prime) for $9.99 a pound each year. Must be because we're a cow state.
 
Low (250-300) and slow until the meat is as well done as you would want then back in at 500 to crust it up right before service.

So good, can't wait to go shopping on Friday to grab a cheap rib roast that wasn't taken home for Christmas :D
 
UDSA choice is pretty damn good and would likely be in the triple digits. I don't even know but a couple places that even sell prime grade meat, and even then I've never even considered buying the entire rib roast. It would probably cost like the same price as a fucking iPad.

I only get Prime stuff on occasion. Might as well go to a good steak house honestly. Most of the USDA Primes stock goes to restaurants and hotels.

Sometimes you can get lucky at Costco and find Prime stuff there.

We must be pretty lucky here in Wisco. I've been able to get my prime rib (prime) for $9.99 a pound each year. Must be because we're a cow state.

Texas is a embarrassment of riches for beef lovers. Dat cattle industry.
 
We must be pretty lucky here in Wisco. I've been able to get my prime rib (prime) for $9.99 a pound each year. Must be because we're a cow state.

It's possible. But even when I was in college in the Midwest, 90% of even steakhouses didn't serve prime. Here in Cali a prime porterhouse t-bone would probably run like $30 and that's raw.

I only get Prime stuff on occasion. Might as well go to a good steak house honestly. Most of the USDA Primes stock goes to restaurants and hotels.

Sometimes you can get lucky at Costco and find Prime stuff stuff.

I know it's available and out there. Costco has a piece of Wagyu beef on the website right now straight from the source for like $1500. I'm pretty sure it's over a $100 a pound. I just don't trust myself to cook that perfectly so might as well pay $60 for a steakhouse to do it.
 
It's possible. But even when I was in college in the Midwest, 90% of even steakhouses didn't serve prime. Here in Cali a prime porterhouse t-bone would probably run like $30 and that's raw.

Where they high end? Usually mom and pop type of steak houses never have prime to keep prices friendly for their customer base.
 
Was going to make prime rib this Christmas.

Costco was selling them for $175-$200.

I'll be making prime tri tip instead.

Wish I could make it but the fear of messing up was unbearable. Good luck to you.
 
Was going to make prime rib this Christmas.

Costco was selling them for $175-$200.

I'll be making prime tri tip instead.

Wish I could make it but the fear of messing up was unbearable. Good luck to you.

Get a probe thermometer and you'll never mess it up.
 
I know it's available and out there. Costco has a piece of Wagyu beef on the website right now straight from the source for like $1500. I'm pretty sure it's over a $100 a pound. I just don't trust myself to cook that perfectly so might as well pay $60 for a steakhouse to do it.

The Ribeye/Burger pack is pretty damn reasonable.

$35 for each 20oz Ribeye with free burgers...
 
http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/12/the-food-lab-how-to-cook-roast-a-perfect-prime-rib.html

Basically, the key is the reverse sear. You bring it up to your desired final temperature in the lowest heat you can manage, so that's it's cooked to the proper done-ness as evenly as possible. Then you let it rest, and then sear it in as hot an oven as possible (for ~10 minutes) right before serving.

Hilbert's recipe above also uses this same basic technique.

Came to post this. Reverse sear for sure!

Lols this thread is from January! And I said the same thing. Reverse sear...
 
My Costco gets plenty of prime, but that's not everything. The supplier and even aging comes into play as well.

But really one of the, or most important things, is don't fuck it up when you cook it.
 
Which is why I added "preparation" to my question which you did not address at all. Obviously a shitty prime rib is gonna be shitty. Filet to me is great when it's served on the bone along with a new york to accopany it.

My apologies. I totally misread your post.

Frankly, this has been happening more and more lately irl. I'd be more concerned if I didn't just have an MRI.
 
Where they high end? Usually mom and pop type of steak houses never have prime to keep prices friendly for their customer base.

The high end places actually make it clear they serve nothing but prime but there's maybe a handful in each city. There's chains like Morton's and Ruths Criss and maybe a few independent restaurants but it's still pretty rare.

My apologies. I totally misread your post.

Frankly, this has been happening more and more lately irl. I'd be more concerned if I didn't just have an MRI.

No worries. I was really just fishing to see if you were one of the well done steak guys, in which case they'd be serious beef here, pun intended.
 
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Well.. this is what I'm cooking at the moment. Ribeye. Marinate those suckers in Worcestershire sauce, butter, ect; and it's heaven. Oh sweet Jesus it's divine.
 
Grill, indirectly with a couple of wood chunks (Pecan, Cherry mix is my favorite) Cook at a temp of 200F intil Internal temp hits 115-118. Pull roast off of grill to rest with a light foil tent.

While roast is resting, crank up grill to high heat for searing - 450-500F, place roast over fire and sear and turn to get the crust / malliard reaction to form evenly. Pull roast at 125 and let rest..temp will come up to 130-135 (Med. Rare)

The slow cook first and high heat second is the best way to have an evenly cooked roast without the well-done grey edges that is pink all the way through to the crust.

Even if you do not cook it on a grill follow the temp guidelines for best results...trust me

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/dry-aged-standing-rib-roast-with-sage-jus-recipe.html
 
No worries. I was really just fishing to see if you were one of the well done steak guys, in which case they'd be serious beef here, pun intended.

Oh no not at all. I'm reformed after a traumatic steak childhood. My parents were very paranoid about "under-cooked" meat in general. Everything was well-well-well done.

I hated steak until I moved out and made it myself.
 
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heh reminds me of the gaf thread about the "amazing $20 ribeye(lol!) steak" and people saying it looked bloody and disgusting while not knowing it was actually prime rib at and that its delicious and supposed to be that way.
 
I'm dealing with about a 60/40 at best, probably more 70/30 to well done/rare people. Not sure how it's going to play out, but people complained last year when I didn't do a rib roast because of my concerns. This year I'm doing it, and told everyone against to be quiet when they see some blood(medium-rare) or they can GTFO.

Not forcing anyone to like it or try it, but letting the rest of us do so.
 
Hmm, I did the hot sear first both times. It still turned out great, but I think I will try it the opposite way, this year. This way, I can closely monitor the temp from 115-125 .I had considered smoking it but it's simply too much to fuck up. I'm not throwing down what I will assume to be $70-$120 on some meat to mess it up. I'm glad that I have a probe thermometer this year, though. I had to wing it in years past. Getting a smoker earlier this year really kicked up my meat game.
 
I'm dealing with about a 60/40 at best, probably more 70/30 to well done/rare people. Not sure how it's going to play out, but people complained last year when I didn't do a rib roast because of my concerns. This year I'm doing it, and told everyone against to be quiet when they see some blood(medium-rare) or they can GTFO.

Not forcing anyone to like it or try it, but letting the rest of us do so.

a) Tell them it isn't blood.
b) Have the broiler hot and ready to cook their slice well done (while crying if possible)
 
There is actually a place here in the city that smokes prime ribs. They actually are pretty delicious that way although I'm sure that it's a multi step process with searing and so forth.
 
a) Tell them it isn't blood.
b) Have the broiler hot and ready to cook their slice well done (while crying if possible)

Thanks. Exactly my plan.

Except I won't go out of my way to ruin the meat. I'll cook it a little more, but nothing crazy.
 
Just had an entertaining thought. What if all of FoodGAF met together and cooked some food? The thought is just entertaining as hell to me. NO YOU DO IT THIS WAY. Ect;
 
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