Roasted Prime Rib with Thyme and Marsala

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings
  • Total: 3 hr 20 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Inactive: 55 min
  • Cook: 2 hr 15 min
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Ingredients

Beef: 

1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

1 tablespoon kosher salt

3 tablespoons arrowroot

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

3 cloves garlic, minced

One 6-pound bone-in beef prime rib roast, trussed

Sauce:

2 cups low-sodium beef broth

1 cup sweet marsala

1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. For the beef: Allow the beef to stand at room temperature before roasting, 30 minutes. Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mix together the thyme, salt, pepper and garlic in a small bowl. Make 1-inch-long, 1/2-inch-deep slits all over the meat using a paring knife. Rub the garlic mixture into the slits and onto the rest of the meat. Place the meat, fat-side up, in a shallow roasting pan. Roast for 45 minutes. Cover the meat with foil and continue to roast until a meat thermometer inserted straight down into the center of the meat registers 145 degrees F for medium-rare, 65 to 75 minutes. Place the roast on a baking sheet and tent with foil. Allow to rest for 20 minutes.
  2. For the sauce: Combine any juices from the rested meat with the broth, marsala, arrowroot and thyme in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer until thick, 20 minutes. Whisk in the butter until smooth and season with salt and pepper. Pour the sauce into a serving pitcher. Slice the roast into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange on a platter. Serve the sauce alongside.

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Anonymous

This recipe really works - I’ve been making it as written (more or less) every Christmas for the past 6 years. Just made it with a 2-bone roast and took it out after 45 minutes, foil tent, plus 75 minutes, oven on convection setting, and the center was perfect medium rare. Not sure why so many are complaining, this is a great recipe.<div><br /></div><div>For the gravy - I make this in a roasting pan, so I rest the roast for 20 mins in the pan, remove it to a serving platter, and then scoop out as much fat as I can with a spoon (while leaving behind the pan drippings). Put the pan on the stove, add a sprig of thyme and deglaze the pan with the marsala. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon of arrowroot, stir with a whisk, and then add the broth (I use better than bouillon), this makes it more like a jus. If the arrowroot clumps up, just strain it out. </div>

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