Description
Classic Christmas Prime Rib, juicy, tender, and slow-roasted with homemade au jus and creamy horseradish sauce. A festive holiday centerpiece for family dinners.
Ingredients
6-pound prime rib or beef rib roast
3 tablespoons diamond kosher salt (or 2 tablespoons Morton’s kosher salt)
1 tablespoon coarse black pepper
3 pounds oxtails, neck bones, or meaty beef bones
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon beef base
6 cups low-sodium beef stock
1/2 cup dry red wine
5 cloves garlic
2 large carrots, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 sprigs thyme
1 large bay leaf
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup sour cream
5 tablespoons prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Instructions
1. Season roast with kosher salt 24 hours in advance and refrigerate. Let sit at room temperature 5–6 hours before cooking. Preheat oven to 250°F. Remove rib bones and tie them back onto the roast.
2. Brown beef bones in olive oil for 10–12 minutes, then add garlic, carrots, celery, onion, and tomato paste. Cook 10 minutes more.
3. Deglaze with red wine, then add beef stock, thyme, and bay leaf. Simmer uncovered while roast cooks.
4. Insert thermometer into roast, cook in oven about 3 hours until 115°F (rare) or 120°F (medium-rare). Remove from oven, tent with foil, and rest 20–30 minutes.
5. While resting, mix sour cream, horseradish, Dijon, Worcestershire, and mayonnaise until smooth for horseradish sauce.
6. Broil roast 1–2 minutes per side to brown crust. Strain au jus, skim fat if needed. Slice roast and serve with au jus and horseradish sauce.
Notes
Let meat rest before cooking for even temperature.
Always bring roast to room temperature before roasting.
Use a meat thermometer to avoid overcooking.
Rest meat after cooking to keep juices inside.
- Prep Time: 24-30 hours
- Cook Time: 180-210 minutes
- Category: Christmas Dinner Recipes
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice with sauce
- Calories: 750-850
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 55g
- Saturated Fat: 22g
- Unsaturated Fat: 30g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 55g
- Cholesterol: 180mg