Charcoal Grilled Prime Rib

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 -4 lbs standing rib roast
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup salt
• kitchen twine, to tie roast (ask your butcher to do this)
• 6 inches wood chunks (try mesquite or hickory)
• disposable aluminum pan to catch dripping

Recipe

• 1 rub roast all over with oil, then season generously with pepper.
• 2 spread salt on a baking sheet and press meat into salt, on all sides to coat; refrigerate meat for 1 hour.
• 3 remove meat from refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature for about 2 hours.
• 4 meanwhile, soak wood chips in water for at least 1 hour.
• 5 use about 75 charcoal briquettes, light, and wait until they start to get ashy.
• 6 move all the coals to one side of the grill to create an area for direct heat and one for indirect heat (place aluminum pan on indirect heat side; grease grate.
• 7 sear the fatty sides of the roast over the hot coals until well browned, about 8 to 10 minutes; place roast over indirect heat side, bone side down, with the bones pointed away from the coals.
• 8 cover grill, but open lower vents to draw in air to smoke meat.
• 9 cook 2 to 2 1/2 hours (temp should be about 125 degrees f).
• 10 let rest 20 minutes before serving.