Easy Rib Roast

5 from 43 votes

This Garlic and Herb Prime Rib Roast is roasted to perfection. And it's SO EASY too!

Prep Time15

Cook Time3

resting time50

Course: Dinner Recipes

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 948kcal

Author: Laura

1/4 cup avocado oil or other high smoke point heat
3 TBSP garlic paste in the tube, or grind 3 garlic cloves to a paste
1 pack Roasting Herbs 1/2 ounce pack or a sprig of rosemary, thyme, and Italian parsley
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
8 pound Rib Roast at room temperature
on the bone, or cut off and tied back on,

mix together oil and garlic paste
remove the herbs from their woody stems and finely mince the fresh herbs
mix the herbs into the oil and garlic
pat the roast dry with paper towels
lay the roast on a sheet of parchment
rub the roast all over with the garlic herb paste
let the roast rest with the herb paste for at least 30 minutes, if you can leave it resting for 2 hours that's better but shoot for a minimum of 30 minutes
preheat the oven to 450°
place the roast on the ribs in the roasting pan
place in the oven and roast it at 450° for 30 minutes
reduce the heat to 325° and then roast for 12 minutes per pound for rare, 14-15 minutes for medium, check for doneness according to your preferred finished temperature
rare 120°-125°
medium 140°
once it reaches your preferred doneness remove it from the oven and tent it with foil for 10-20 minutes to let it rest, you can take it out of the pan to a carving board or leave it in the pan
when rested carve slices of beef and arrange the slices on a serving platter and serve immediately