Sheila’s Perfect Roast Beef
Select a standing aged prime rib roast. Roast needs to be at room temperature prior to cooking – can sit out up to an hour before roasting.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Sprinkle roast with salt on top, bottom and sides. Season with pepper. Place meat fat side up in shallow roasting pan. Roast beef in lower third of oven 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and roast beef less than 30 minutes per pound.
Roast until meat thermometer reads 115 degrees and remove from oven. Transfer to cutting board and let stand 20 minutes. Beef will continue to cook as it stands reaching 125 degrees (medium rare).
