Dinner Meat Dishes Beef Main Course Prime Rib Prime Rib Roast with Horseradish Cream This delicious, hearty prime rib roast is basted with a fragrant garlic-thyme butter, then served with an assertive horseradish sauce. By Michael Tusk Michael Tusk Michael Tusk is the chef and co-owner, with his wife, Lindsay Tusk, of Quince, Cotogna, and Verjus in San Francisco. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 8, 2016 Save Rate PRINT Share Close Credit: Jonny Valiant Active Time: 30 mins Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Yield: 10 Jump to recipe Chef Michael Tusk bastes this roast with a fragrant garlic-thyme butter for several minutes on the stovetop before roasting it in the oven. Don’t worry if the garlic gets very dark by the time the beef has finished cooking — it will taste delicious. Notes from the Food & Wine Test Kitchen Piment d'Espelette, a Basque red chile powder, is available at specialty food stores and online at vannsspices.com. Suggested pairing Rich, slow-cooked meats call for a substantial red wine with a tannic backbone, like Barolo. Keep Screen Awake Ingredients 1/2x 1x 2x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Roast 1 (10-pound) bone-in prime rib roast (about 4 bones), tied Sea salt Freshly ground pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 heads of garlic, halved crosswise 8 thyme sprigs Sauce 2 cups crème fraîche (16 ounces) 1/2 cup grated peeled fresh horseradish 1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar 1 tablespoon minced chives 1 tablespoon minced scallion 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper 1/4 teaspoon piment d'Espelette or cayenne pepper (see Note) Directions Prepare the roast: Preheat the oven to 325°F. Using a sharp paring knife, make 1-inch-deep slits all over the surface of the meat. Rub salt and pepper all over the outside and in the slits of the roast. Heat the olive oil in a very large skillet. Add the roast, meaty side down, and cook over high heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Add the butter, garlic and thyme and cook over moderate heat, basting the roast with the butter, for 5 minutes. Transfer the roast to a medium roasting pan, bone side down. Press the cut side of the garlic halves and the thyme sprigs onto the surface of the meat and roast, turning the pan occasionally, for about 3 1/2 hours; the meat is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 125°F. Let rest for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, make the sauce: Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl. Carve the roast off the bone, then thinly slice. Serve with the horseradish sauce. Originally appeared: December 2013 Cook this recipe and more in the MyRecipes app. Get the App Save Rate Print Loading shell for RecipesUgcThreaded1 Vue component in Globe.