Prime Rib Herb Paste – Enhancing the Rib Flavor
Do you like beef rib? Are you looking for a different way to prepare a delicious prime rib roast? Are you looking for a new way to season your meat and infuse it with flavor beyond just a marinade so you can surprise your guests at a Christmas dinner or a special occasion? If you answered "Of course I am, how did you know?" to any of these questions, then this article should be of great interest to you and the stomachs of those you plan on grilling for. This is your best prime rib recipe!
I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting ways of tweaking my skills with meat. It was during an enjoyable evening out for some Italian food that inspiration struck me. I was having this wonderfully simple plate of pasta, nothing particularly stood out about it at first glance; but the first bite sent my mouth watering. After inquiring into how so much flavor could come from so minor a presentation, I was informed that it was all in the seasoning. Inspired by this Italian night out, I have come up with a simple and effective seasoned paste that people should consider when they prepare prime rib. It is my hope that the ingredients list does more than whet your appetite to try it out for yourself. If this is your first time cooking prime rib roast, don't be afraid, just follow the beef recipe steps.
What You Will Need to Follow This Prime Rib Herb Paste Recipe
Hardware
- Something to blend your ingredients
- A small bowl, ideally one that is airtight
- Something to rub the paste over the prime rib, be it a spatula or just your hands
- Rubber gloves (optional if you prefer working with your hands)
Prime Rib Paste Ingredients
- 2 Cloves Garlic, chopped; 1 tbsp
- Basil, fresh, chopped; 2 tbsp
- Oregano, fresh, chopped; 2 tbsp
- Parsley, fresh, chopped; 2 tbsp
- Fresh Rosemary, chopped; 2 tbsp
- Olive oil, 1/4 cup
- Seasoned salt, 2 tbsp (see below for details)
Seasoned Salt
Sometimes, in order to achieve the perfect flavor, you need to go beyond basic ingredients and come up with your own special blend. This is a good baseline recipe for seasoned salt that you can play around with in order to make it your own. It's also a great everyday alternative to table salt.
Directions for Seasoned Salt:
Mesh all of various ingredients together with the implement of your choice. While you can certainly use any relevant hardware from this article's core components list, you might also consider a coffee grinder if you're in a pinch or only need to season salt.
Ingredients For Seasoned Salt
- Kosher salt, 6 tbsp
- Dried thyme leaves, 1/2 tsp
- Marjoram, 1/2 tsp
- Garlic salt/powder, 1/2 tsp
- Paprika, 2.25 tsp
- Curry powder, 1/4 tsp
- Dry mustard, 1 tsp
- Onion powder, 1/4 tsp
- Dill weed, 1/8 tsp
- Celery salt, 1/2 tsp
Prime Rib Herb Paste - Step By Step Recipe
Because the primary recipe in this article is basically just a recipe for adding flavor to prime rib roasts, rather than roasting a prime rib from scratch, there are few steps involved in the creation of this herbal paste for your beef rib roast.
Step #1: Bringing the Parts Together
Collect all of your wet and dry ingredients and fresh herbs and place them inside of the reservoir of your blender or food processor. If you own and favor it, you can also use a hand blender and a durable bowl. However you go about this step, you want to continually use your device to blend everything together without going overkill - you want an evenly combined mixture, not a liquefied puree.
Step #2: Applying the Paste to the Meat
Take the paste and evenly rub it over every surface of your prime rib roast. If you do not have plans to handle your prime rib immediately, this paste can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours. If you plan on refrigerating your paste for later use, make sure that the vessel you store it within is airtight so as to minimize the potential risk of biological contamination. Prime rib rub is an important step in any beef recipe, so don't skip it!
Step #3: Finish Your Prime Rib
Whenever you decide that you want to roast your tasty herb crusted prime rib, follow the normal rules for preparing your grill and cooking your steaks to their ideal doneness. Check the internal temperature, allow the meat to cool a bit, letting its internal juices wrap up the cooking process for you, before plating. Basically, you just want to follow all the rules for prime rib roast as you normally would.
Check out this video on cooking The Perfect Prime Rib:
Sidestep #1: Side Dishes
While your awesome herbal prime rib is obviously going to be the main attraction of your guest's plates and your dinner table, it could still benefit from the inclusion of some side dishes. Because starches work wonderfully as a complement to any sort of steak, you cannot really go wrong with potatoes; you can heat up the fryer to make fries, use your oven or grill to prepare baked potatoes or even just mash or smash (there is a distinction) them up and serve them loaded with flavors and seasonings not used in the paste - you want to complement the prime rib's flavors not overwhelm the palette with them. Add a glass of red wine and you're all set!
After laying out all of the steps and components on a single section of text, I trust that you have enjoyed reading up on this recipe and that it seems a simple enough recipe to kill any doubts about pulling it off? There are just some culinary discoveries that I come across and cannot stop myself from sharing. It's my hope that this particular recipe is one that speaks to you and your interest in the preparation of grilled meat. When I look over all of the components, it must be quite a surprise that I did not think of trying this treatment sooner.
This is a perfect prime rib roast recipe, so If it seems even remotely appealing or you know someone who would probably be willing to try it out, feel free to share this article with them. Did you try this recipe out for yourself? Share how it worked out in the comment section below.
Prime Rib Herb Paste
Equipment
Ingredients
Prime Rib Paste Ingredients
- 1
Tbsp
2 Cloves Garlic, chopped - 2
Tbsp Basil, fresh, chopped - 2 Tbsp Oregano, fresh, chopped
- 2 Tbsp Parsley, fresh, chopped
- 2 Tbsp Fresh Rosemary, chopped
- 1/4
Cup
Olive oil - 2 Tbsp Seasoned salt
Ingredients For Seasoned Salt
- 6
Tbsp Kosher salt - 1/2
Tsp
Dried thyme leaves - 1/2
Tsp Marjoram - 1/2 Tsp Garlic salt/powder
- 2.25
Tsp Paprika - 1/4
Tsp Curry powder - 1
Tsp Dry mustard - 1/4
Tsp Onion powder - 1/8
Tsp Dill weed - 1/2
Tsp Celery salt
Instructions
- Collect all of your wet and dry ingredients and fresh herbs and place them inside of the reservoir of your blender or food processor.
- If you own and favor it, you can also use a hand blender and a durable bowl.
- However you go about this step, you want to continually use your device to blend everything together without going overkill - you want an evenly combined mixture, not a liquefied puree.
- Take the paste and evenly rub it over every surface of your prime rib roast.
- If you do not have plans to handle your prime rib immediately, this paste can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.
- If you plan on refrigerating your paste for later use, make sure that the vessel you store it within is airtight so as to minimize the potential risk of biological contamination.
- Prime rib rub is an important step in any beef recipe, so don't skip it!
- Whenever you decide that you want to roast your tasty herb crusted prime rib, follow the normal rules for preparing your grill and cooking your steaks to their ideal doneness.
- Check the internal temperature, allow the meat to cool a bit, letting its internal juices wrap up the cooking process for you, before plating.
- Basically, you just want to follow all the rules for prime rib roast as you normally would.
Nutrition
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