STANDING RIB ROAST
From Winemaker Joy Andersen's Kitchen


INGREDIENTS:
Select a rib roast that allows for 1/2 to 1 pound per person. I suggest doing, at minimum, the first five ribs (approximately 7" cut). Have the butcher bone it out and hard tie (barded), this allows you to roast it on the bone which helps to keep it moist and makes carving much easier.
 


DIRECTIONS:

Rub roast generously all over with minced garlic. Sprinkle generously all over with salt and coarse black pepper and fresh (or dried) rosemary. Set roast bone side down on roasting rack in shallow pan.Insert a meat thermometer into center of roast and place in 325 degrees oven. Roast until thermometer reads rare; figure about 15 minutes per pound. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before carving. Keep in mind you will have several degrees of 'doneness' in one roast. Usually the ends are 'well', with next cut being 'medium', and the center being 'rare', etc.

Great accompaniments to rib roast are, wild rice cooked in beef stock with butter and chopped pine nuts, and garden fresh vegetables lightly sautéed.

 

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"It can be a challenge to find truly "prime" beef in the local market. If you cannot raise it as my husband and I do, find a reputable local butcher and ask for his best prime, usually what he is selling to the restaurants. The beef should be well aged and marbled with fat for greatest tenderness."

- Joy Andersen, Winemaker

RECOMMENDED WINE:
Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon