Smoked Prime Rib
As much as I love using my small charcoal grill, it's sometimes even nicer to be able to use a gas grill. This is one of those times, because I wouldn't be able to cook over indirect heat the way I did for this recipe.After you place it on the grill, about the only thing that you might have to do is rotate the meat once or twice during cooking, and replace the wood chips about 1/2 way through.
Because the meat didn't smoke for 6 - 12 hours, at 225 degrees I didn't get the smoke flavor buried deep in the meat. This ended up to be a good idea, because I think that we would have gotten tired of the taste if it was only the hickory smoke. Instead, the smoke settled into the outer 3'4" of meat, and was a nice surprise as you got to that part of your slice of meat. This ended up a great alternative to cooking a roast in the oven.
- Hickory Chips, Soaked
- 6 Pounds Prime Rib, Bone In, a 3 rib roast
- Vegetable Oil, as needed
- 3 Tablespoons Kosher Salt
- 3 Tablespoons Coarse Ground Black Pepper
- 3 Tablespoons Butt Kickin' Blacken, Original Recipe
1. Soak the Chips the morning you plan on cooking the roast.
Of course, cooking anything on the grill requires a "Sammy" to help enjoy the day!
Of course, cooking anything on the grill requires a "Sammy" to help enjoy the day!
2. Prepare the roast, by first oiling it, then rubbing the spices all over. Don't be afraid that you may think that you're using too much of anything, because most of it will cook off. Add more oil after the meat is coated too make sure that it has a real oily surface.
3. Heat the grill, then turn off all the burners, but one on one side, and leave that one on high. Place the chips, in a box over the one burner that's on, then place the roast on the other side of the grill. Close the lid and let it start smoking.
4. Cook for about 1 hour for a 6" diameter roast. and 1 1/2 hours for an 89" diameter roast at an approximate grill temperature of 300 degrees. check to the temperature of the roast, and cook until an instant read meat thermometer reads 110 - 115 for rare, or 120 - 125 for medium. don't ruin a great piece of meat by cooking this well done, it'll become real tough.
5. Take it off the grill, place on a platter, and cover with aluminum foil. Let the roast "rest" this way for at least 15 minutes, but as long as 45 minutes if you need the extra time to prepare your side dishes.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this recipe, or any other of my recipes you've either looked at or tried.
- Whether or not you like this recipe and why.
- How you'd like to see it different.
- Suggestions for new recipes I could post.
- Recipes you've made using Butt Kickin' Blacken.
Smoked Prime Rib
"I cooked this recipe for Prime Rib and it was, by far, the best tasting Prime Rib I've ever cooked" C.B., Charloptte, NC
