Best Prime Rib Roast

Rating: 4.61 stars
131 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 93
  • 4 star values: 28
  • 3 star values: 8
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 1

This very flavorful roast is appropriate for any special occasion. The marinade in this recipe tenderizes the roast and the leftovers make fantastic sandwiches.

By William Anatooskin

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Recipe Summary

prep:
15 mins
cook:
2 hrs
additional:
2 hrs
total:
4 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
10 to 12 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

12
Original recipe yields 12 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Mix together the ginger, marmalade, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar, hot sauce, and mustard. Stir in the beer. Prick holes all over the roast with a 2 pronged fork. Pour marinade over roast. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, basting at least twice.

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  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  • Place roast on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour about 1 cup of marinade into the roasting pan, and discard remaining marinade. Pour olive oil over roast, and season with freshly ground black pepper. Insert a roasting thermometer into the middle of the roast, making sure that the thermometer does not touch any bone. Cover roasting pan with aluminum foil, and seal edges tightly around pan.

  • Cook roast for 1 hour in the preheated oven. After the first hour, remove the aluminum foil. Baste, reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C), and continue roasting for 1 more hour. The thermometer reading should be at least 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) for medium-rare, and 170 degrees F (76 degrees C) for well done. Remove roasting pan from oven, place aluminum foil over roast, and let rest for about 30 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
630 calories; protein 30.1g 60% DV; carbohydrates 9.9g 3% DV; fat 50.9g 78% DV; cholesterol 112.6mg 38% DV; sodium 319.7mg 13% DV. Full Nutrition

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MARYRETTIG
Rating: 5 stars
01/04/2004
I served this for Christmas Eve dinner. I didn't have any fresh ginger so I used a tsp. ground ginger. It turned out wonderful. I poured the pan drippings through a metal sieve to remove the marmalade (and other) chunks then mixed it with a package of instant gravy mix and the gravy was incredible too. My husband said this was the best prime rib he has ever tasted! My in-laws really seemed to enjoy it. My son who was tired and cranky that evening refused to eat everything else on his plate but he ate all his meat!! I have never made roast beef before but this recipe was really easy and very very good. Read More
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KENSOFT
Rating: 3 stars
12/13/2003
Made this for Christmas dinner. It was the only disappointment of the evening. I believe this could be very good if used on a less-expensive cut of meat. As it was not enough of the original meat flavors came through; the marinade was too strong. Read More
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131 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 93
  • 4 star values: 28
  • 3 star values: 8
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 1
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KENSOFT
Rating: 3 stars
12/13/2003
Made this for Christmas dinner. It was the only disappointment of the evening. I believe this could be very good if used on a less-expensive cut of meat. As it was not enough of the original meat flavors came through; the marinade was too strong. Read More
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MARYRETTIG
Rating: 5 stars
01/04/2004
I served this for Christmas Eve dinner. I didn't have any fresh ginger so I used a tsp. ground ginger. It turned out wonderful. I poured the pan drippings through a metal sieve to remove the marmalade (and other) chunks then mixed it with a package of instant gravy mix and the gravy was incredible too. My husband said this was the best prime rib he has ever tasted! My in-laws really seemed to enjoy it. My son who was tired and cranky that evening refused to eat everything else on his plate but he ate all his meat!! I have never made roast beef before but this recipe was really easy and very very good. Read More
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GAYLAF
Rating: 5 stars
12/19/2003
This is an excellent recipe! I was a bit afraid of ruining an expensive cut of meat. Not a chance--everyone loved it. It was still rare at 2 hours so gave it another 1/2 hour--tender juicy and still some rare for those that like rare and medium to medium well for others. We will be having this one again! Thanks so much. Read More
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Egulputt
Rating: 5 stars
01/12/2006
WOW!!! Having lost my Father this past July I knew it would be my job to take on the Christmas dinner. I found this recipe and the rest is history. All 23 people were amazed at how wonderful this roast tasted. My Dad would of been so proud of me..:) Thanks! Read More
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TEDDI67
Rating: 4 stars
02/11/2004
This recipe would be better on a pork tenderloin. If you are looking for a traditional prime recipe than this is not the one for you. It did make the best sandwiches the next day. Read More
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Galadriel
Rating: 5 stars
03/30/2006
I made a couple small changes to this recipe just due to what I had at home. Frozen OJ concentrate instead of marmalade chili oil instead of pepper sauce and white wine instead of beer. This roast recipe is FANTASTIC! Even my 2 year old annihilated it. I added some halved new red potatoes and thick sliced carrots the last half hour sprinkled with a little rosemary. I was hoping for next day lunch leftovers but there weren't any. DEFINATELY making this part of our monthly menu. =) Read More
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Kimberly Stuart Derosier
Rating: 5 stars
12/12/2006
This was delicious! We made it for Thanksgiving and it was so tender. My husband thought there was too much garlic but I couldn't disagree more! We used this recipe for a little over 3 lb piece of prime rib and I have one word for it.....YUM! Read More
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ANNIELOMBARDI
Rating: 5 stars
12/31/2004
The amount of liquid this recipe adds to the baking pan was not enough in my oven. It began to burn before the roast was done. I suggested adding all of the marinade and a half of cup of water to the pan. Read More
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CODYBWEST
Rating: 5 stars
12/24/2003
I prepared this recipe for my parents on Thanksgiving and was very impressed with the outcome. This was the first time I was responsible for our Holiday Dinner and I was somewhat nervous about the results. This turned out great! The only change I would recommend is either lessen the amount of time in the oven OR lower the over temperature. I was hoping for MedRare but got Med-MedWell. Read More
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