Nell B. Nichols

Standing Rib Roast

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

  • About

Follow this recipe and you’ll have a masterpiece—the classic beef roast

Ingredients

  • 1 (3-rib) standing rib roast, about 8 lbs.

Method

  • Stand roast, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow pan. Add no water. Insert roast-meat thermometer into center of roast, making sure point rests on meat, not in or on fat, gristle or bone.
  • Roast uncovered in a slow oven (300 to 325°) until thermometer registers the doneness you like (140° for rare, 160° for medium and 170° for well-done meat), about 23 to 25 minut