Standing Rib Roast

Serves: 2

Lelia Marks

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

44

Sweetness

52

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Chicken Stock

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F

2

Combine the rosemary, garlic and cayenne in a small bowl

3

Add enough olive oil until it becomes a loose paste

4

Schmear the roast with the rosemary-garlic paste and really massage it into the meat

5

Season generously with salt

6

Put the onion, carrots, celery and mushrooms in the bottom of a roasting pan

7

Toss with a little olive oil and salt to taste

8

Add the wine, 1 cup chicken stock and thebay leaves

9

Put the roast on top of the veggies; roast until the meat is really brown and lovely, about 45 minutes

10

Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F; continue roasting, rotating the pan halfway through, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the meat reads 125 degrees F for medium rare or 130 degrees F for medium, another 2 hours 20 minutes

11

During the roasting time, occasionally spoon some of the pan juices over the meat

12

If the liquid level in the pan goes down too much, add the remaining 1 cup stock

13

Remove the roast from the oven and transfer to a cutting board

14

Let rest 15 to 20 minutes before carving

15

Taste the veggies and season with salt, if needed

16

Skim off any excess fat from the pan juices and remove the bay leaves

17

Slice the roast and serve with the veggies

18

Photograph by Kana Okada