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

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