Smoked Prime Rib

I will say up front that on the rare occasion I can afford a prime rib, I’d likely roast it, but there have been times when fate favored me, and I found myself with multiple prime rib roasts looking for interesting ways to cook them. This is a nice recipe for smoking a prime rib, and if you’re rich (or a rancher) and looking to impress the less fortunate, this could be for you.

Ingredients

• 5 lb Prime Rib roast – bones removed
• 5 TBL Olive oil
• 2.5 tsp Kosher salt
• 2 TBL cracked Black pepper
• 2 tsp Garlic powder
• 2 tsp dried Rosemary (2 TBL fresh)
• 2 tsp dried Thyme (2 TBL fresh)
• 1 tsp Onion powder
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 0.5 tsp Cayene Pepper

Process

1. Mise en Place: Measure and prepare your ingredients prior to starting.
2. Prepare Roast
   1. Salt entire roast and wrap in film. Refrigerate 24 hrs.
   2. Combine rub ingredients with olive oil and let sit for 1 hr.
   3. Brush roast with olive oil and rewrap with film.
   4. Marinate roast in fridge for 12 hrs.
3. Smoke Roast
   1. Preheat smoker 225 F
   2. Smoke roast 3.5 hrs. or until internal temp is 145 F
4. Finish Roast
   • Preheat oven to 500 F.
   • Put roast on a rack above a drip pan.
   • Roast until crust is crunchy, ~20 mins.
   • Rest roast 10 mins before slicing.
5. Optional to use drippings to make a sauce.