Cherry-Smoked Prime Rib

Name: Cherry-Smoked Prime Rib
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 5 lb prime rib; 2 Tbsp kosher salt; 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes; 2 Tbsp minced onion; 2 Tbsp garlic flakes; 2 Tbsp coarsely ground black pepper; 2 cups cherry juice; Spray olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 hr

Appears in

Smoking Meat

By Jeff Phillips

Published 2012

About

Smoked prime rib is a staple at our house around the holidays and on really special occasions. You could use a coarse steak seasoning, such as Emeril’s Steak Seasoning, in place of the rub. Occasionally spray some sweet cherry juice on the outside of the meat while it cooks, for a nice, subtle cherry-flavoured crust.

Ingredients

5 lb prime rib
2 Tbsp kosher salt
2 Tbsp

Main course
Christmas
Thanksgiving
Gluten-free

Method

Preparation

Use a very sharp knife to make a cut right next to the bone of the prime rib, all the way down to where the feather bones end but not clean through the meat (i.e., leave the meat attached).

Use butcher’s twine to tie up the prime rib at ¾-inch intervals all the way along the length of the meat. This keeps the meat from separating during