Prime rib roast is one of the most popular dishes for large crowds. For this reason, you will find plenty of cooking instructions for prime rib roast to choose from. It seems as though everybody has their own method for cooking prime rib, but there are a few basic cooking instructions for prime rib roast that everybody agrees on.

The Basic Instruction Set

Marinating

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Many cooking instructions for prime rib roast advise you to marinate the meat. Marinating makes the meat more tender and adds unique flavors to the roast. Marinades can be made from a mixture of oil and vinegar or lemon juice and can contain herbs, spices and garlic.

When you want to marinate know that this can take anywhere from 20 minutes to 24 hours. If you are marinating the meat for a long time, put it in the refrigerator to reduce the risk of bacterial activity.

The Actual Cooking

You often hear that you need to cook the meat in low heat for many hours. This can be done in an oven or in a smoker barbecue.

Smoking adds wonderful flavors to any meat and is especially suited for large joints of meat like prime rib roasts

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If you don't have a smoker barbecue, cook the roast in an oven. Oven cooking can be either fast or slow, and there are advantages to both methods.

What is a Hot Oven

If you find a source telling you to place the meat in a hot oven, usually they mean around 500°. This high heat sears the exterior of the meat sealing in the juices and the flavors. High heat cooking is very fast -- you can cook a roast in less than an hour.

And a Slow Oven

On the other hand, the cooking instructions for prime rib roast may call for a slow oven. This means between 200° and 225°. As the meat cooks, it should be basted every 15 or 20 minutes to keep it moist and to distribute the flavors of the juices throughout the meat.

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