Black Pepper Crusted Prime Rib With Au Jus

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 lbs standing rib roast, top fat trimmed
• vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon mccormick's montreal brand steak seasoning
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 shallots, chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 4 (10 3/4 ounce) cans beef consomme

Recipe

• 1 place roast fat side up in roasting pan and brush exposed ends with vegetable oil.
• 2 with food processor on, drop garlic cloves in until minced, then add steak seasoning and butter and process until combined well.
• 3 spread this mixture all over top of roast.
• 4 preheat oven to 350° and bake to medium rare or medium (will take about 2 hours and 45 minutes for medium rare).
• 5 remove roast from oven, cover loosely with foil and let rest for 30 minutes.
• 6 to prepare au jus, melt butter in saucepan and saute shallots until soft.
• 7 add flour and whisk, then add consomme and simmer over low heat until ready to serve.
• 8 slice prime rib and serve the au jus in a separate bowl.
• 9 note: the au jus will not thicken, the flour just gives it a little body.