STANDING RIB ROAST with ROASTED VEGETABLES

 Peppercorn-Crusted Standing Rib Roast with Roasted Vegetables

Prepare for “oohs” and “ahhs” when you place this roast on your holiday table. Although it looks difficult, it’s truly simple to prepare—slather it with our herb butter the night before; then let your oven do the work. Our peppery roast will be the heart of your Christmas Eve meal. The crust of pepper, rosemary, sage, and thyme creates a flavorful, fragrant roast that pairs beautifully with warm, roasted root vegetables. This roast is the kind of main dish that memories are made of. Add a pour of sherry pan gravy—the rich flavor of which belies the easy preparation—and you have a beautiful meal worthy of any festive holiday table. 

10 mins

Total:

15 hrs 55 mins

Yield:

Serves 10 (serving size: 1 slice roast)

Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup salted butter, softened 
• 2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper 
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt 
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary 
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage 
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 
• 1 (8-lb.) 4-rib prime rib roast, chine bone removed 
• Roasted Vegetables 

Roasted Vegetables

The perfect addition to your holiday roast, this delicious roasted vegetable recipe might just steal the shoe. Paired with our recipe for Peppercorn-Crusted Standing Rib Roast with Roasted Vegetables, these roasted vegetables provide a hearty and healthy side to the show-stopping, special-occasion meat. After cooking the rib roast for a little over two hours in your oven, you have to let it stand for thirty minutes so the savory juices have a chance to settle. If you’ve ever cut into a roast right out of the oven, you know why this step is important. All those delicious juices will run all over the counter and end up resulting in a dry roast. While your meat is resting for thirty minutes, bump up the oven to 400 degrees and pop in these beautiful winter veggies. Classic winter root vegetables like carrots, parsnips, golden beets, and Chioggia beets (also known as candy cane beets for their vibrant red-and-white circular stripes) are coated in a delicious, flavorful olive oil bath of salt, pepper, and fresh rosemary. The vivid vegetable colors make for a beautiful sheet of glistening vegetables that only get better after being roasted for 45 minutes. You’ll want to serve these fragrant roasted winter root vegetables immediately, when they’re hot and fresh out of the oven. Serve the roast with classic pan gravy on the side, and provide enough gravy to pour over the vegetables, too. The classic pan gravy, made from drippings from the roast, yellow onions, flour, beef broth, a dash of sherry vinegar, and salt, pairs deliciously with the earthy root vegetables. Elegant, colorful, and delicious, these roasted root vegetables are worth the prep time. To save time, chop the vegetables the night before and chill along with the roast—just make sure you set them on the counter an hour before roasting to return the vegetables to room temperature. Roasting the vegetables separately from the meat preserves their bright color and keeps them from getting mushy. 

Active:

13 mins

Total:

1 hr

Yield:

Serves 10 (serving size: about 1 cup)

Ingredients

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• 1 pound small carrots with tops, trimmed and peeled 
• 1 pound parsnips, peeled and cut lengthwise into 3-inch pieces 
• 8 ounces golden beets, peeled and cut into 1-inch wedges 
• 8 ounces Chioggia beets (candy cane beets), peeled and cut into 1-inch wedges 
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt 
• 1 teaspoon black pepper 

Directions

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• Step 1 
  Preheat oven to 400°F. Toss together all ingredients in a large bowl. Spread in a single layer in a 17- x 11-inch rimmed baking pan. Bake in preheated oven until tender, about 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Serve with roast.
• Roast:

Directions

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• Step 1 
  Stir together butter, pepper, salt, rosemary, sage, thyme, and oil in a small bowl. Spread evenly over roast. Chill, uncovered, 12 hours or up to 24 hours.
  
  
• Step 2 
  Remove roast from the refrigerator; let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
  
  
• Step 3 
  Preheat oven to 450°F. Place roast on a lightly greased rack in a roasting pan. Bake in preheated oven on lowest oven rack 45 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F; bake until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion registers 120°F to 130°F for medium-rare or 130°F to 135°F for medium, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
  
  
• Step 4 
  Let stand 30 minutes. Transfer roast to a serving platter, reserving 1/2 cup drippings for gravy.