December 07, 2021

Holiday Prime Rib Roast

This butter crusted prime rib roast has such a beautiful outer crust with little slivers of garlic pierced throughout, and a succulent perfectly pink interior. This holiday prime rib roast will have your family saying, move over turkey - smoked prime rib roast is here for the holidays.

Holiday Prime Rib Roast Recipe

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Prep Time

24 hours

Cook Time

2 hours 5 minutes

Author:

Kara from @Scaleandtailor

Wood Pellet Recommendation

Louisiana Grills Competition Blend Hardwood Pellets

Ingredients

Bone-In Prime Rib, 4-5 lbs.
Butter, room temperature, 1/2 cup
1 Small Onion, chopped & blended
1/2 clove of Garlic, peeled & blended
Parsley, fresh, 1/2 loose cup
Olive Oil, 1/4 cup
Salt and Pepper, to taste

Wood Pellets

Louisiana Grills 40 lb. Competition Premium Blend Pellets

Directions

For this butter crusted prime rib roast, we first start by cutting 1-2 cloves of garlic into slivers.
Using a sharp knife, create small cuts throughout about the size of your garlic slivers.
Using the more pointed side of your garlic, shove the slivers down into the smoked prime rib roast.
This will give your holiday prime rib such a beautiful taste inside as it cooks down.
Next, we apply the butter crusted marinade. Using your blender, first add your onions, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper and blend until paste-like. Then add your butter.
Blend until the butter is whipped and all ingredients and blended thoroughly.
Generously spread the butter marinade all over your smoked prime rib roast evenly.
It's the next day and you have been in your fridge smelling delicious for 24 hours. You are ready to smoke this prime rib roast. Preheat your pellet grill to 225°.
Preheat your pellet grill to 225°. We are using my Louisiana Grills Founders Premier, with competition blend pellets. For this holiday prime rib roast, we want to go low and slow to create that thick crust.
Smoke for approximately 1 hour 45 minutes before starting to check the internal temperature.

Recipe Note

HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR HOW SMOKED PRIME RIB ROAST?

MEDIUM RARE: Aim for 115-120 degrees. Afterresting 125-130 degrees.

MEDIUM: Aim for 125-130 degrees. After resting 135-140 degrees.

Once you have reached the internal temperature of your liking, you can either set aside and rest for 10-15 minutes. For this holiday prime rib roast, I decided to quickly sear the outside using the sear plate technology on my Louisiana Grills (optional) to give it some outer crispiness. Once rested, carve and serve with your favourite sides.