Prime Rib perfection

tridogdude

Decide to try a prime rib after reading a post on here from @Monty77  and we've had one setting in the freezer for over a year.  Started out with  5 LB bone in. Rubbed liberally with extra virgin olive oil, rubbed with Lead Dog rub (Alaska favorite), kosher salt, Penzeys garlic and Executive Chef meat rub and crushed black pepper. 

Placed Prime Rib on V-rack in roasting pan with beef broth, fresh garlic cloves, dried tarragon and dried parsley. 

Setup the grill for indirect (platesetter up) at 235F with some Apple wood chunks scattered on the edges of the lump. Cooked for 3 hours 25 minutes to get an internal temp of 120F. Took off grill for 115 minutes while egg was heating to 600F for a sear. Seared top, and sides for 1 minute 30 seconds each and then pulled to set for another 10 minutes. Wrapped with foil while continuing to monitor I.T. where it settled at 133F.

This was our first shot at cooking Prime on BGE but it could not have been better to our liking. Nice crunchy flavorful sear and medium well ends with center turning out right where we love it at medium rare. The broth with garlic and spices from the drip pan made the most flavorful Aus Jus. Slight hint of smoke with the other spices and garlic made this stuff like the nectar of the gods. Topped everything with roasted asparagus and fresh salad. Just wondering why I had cooked on propane all those years before discovering the wonders of The Big Green Egg!

Didn't try the Hot tub method on this go around and not really sure this could have got any better.  Next one will be one that has not set in the freezer as long. Here are a few pics to show that it indeed happened. 

SGH

Looks like a winner to me. Awesome job. Prime rib is one of my very favorites.

Merlin003

Looks prime time...

PNWFoodie

Looks great! Love the asparagus, too. Is that snow on the ground already?

tulocay

Looks great.

lakewade

Love it.  Nice work.

NervousDad

That looks perfect! Running out and picking up a prime rib now

THEBuckeye

Prime Rib is now on my  to-do list! 

Thanks for sharing.

RRP

Good job! Prime rib on the egg is one of my favorite meals!

Brisket_Fanatic

Not sure what looks better, the view from the deck or the Prime Rib................... who am i getting of course it's the PR.

henapple

Looks awesome.

JRWhitee

Awesome looking prime rib.

Phatchris

Going looking beef, and the roasting pan didn't turn black... Impressive

tarheelmatt

This is one of my favorite cooks!  We do not go out to eat prime rib any longer.  

Great looking result man!  

jhl192

Gold Star for you on that meal!!  

Little Steven

Haven't done a rib in a while. I gotta do one soon. I'm sure it was much more red than it appears in the cut pic no?

anzyegg

That looks fantastic!!!! The asparegrass is also a favorite of mine.... Nice pics.

Philly35

Looks awesome but I can't understand how someone can leave such a good hunk of meat in a freezer for that long! Crazy

anton

Phenomenal!! :-bd

tridogdude

PNWFoodie said:

Looks great! Love the asparagus, too. Is that snow on the ground already?

The asparagus is something we really enjoy. Sprinkled with Jalapeño oil, sea salt and Penzeys garlic. 

Yeah, we have had snow on the ground for almost 2 months now. It comes early here in Alaska. Just a way of life. 

Thanks to everyone for their comments. This site is a wealth of info from some very talented people. Been on a lot of forums and hardly stick with them. The amount of help one receives on this site is unrivaled.  Thanks again to @Monty77 for posting his cook as it helped me out tremendously.  

@RRP   I am going to give the hot tub thing a go that you mentioned on  @Monty77 post. Just didn't have all the stuff needed for this cook and since it was a Prime just laying in the freezer, didn't want to gear up for this on short notice.

@Little Steven   Yeah, it was very red on the center cuts. The ends were about medium and the bark turned out really good. Still trying to figure out how much rub to add to a lot of my cooks. Too much and it's overpowering, not enough and it lacks some. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Phatchris    Yeah, not sure how the pan didn't turn black on this one. Was the first cook with it and was giving it a test run for the Mad Max Turkey since I had to modify the handles to fit inside my LBGE. We'll see what it looks like after the turkey cook though. 

BearQ

Very nice

Monty77

Looks great, I would love a slice of that right now!  Glad you enjoyed the post, but I do have to give credit to NibbleMeThis, I try many recipes from this site.  http://www.nibblemethis.com/

You can't beat a good prime rib cooked on the Egg!  

dldawes1

Double A with a capital A AAwesome !!!   Love me some prime rib !!!!

Maybe the only thing I like better than brisket....did I just say that....

Both are my favorites...right there with pulled pork !!

What the heck...I love it all !!

theyolksonyou

Donnie, I think you're turning into sgh, he has many "very favorites"

dldawes1

Yeah...I have read a lot of his posts over the past year....I think we have a couple things in common.....we both love food and we both love food !!!!