Grill-Roasted Prime Rib For Charcoal Grill

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2006

Getting a deep, flavorful crust on this costly cut of meat can be a messy, smoky ordeal in the kitchen. How about taking it outside?

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 3 to 3½ hours, plus 3 hours salting and 20 minutes resting

Grill-Roasted Prime Rib For Charcoal Grill

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a great crust from our prime rib recipe, without the mess and without setting off the smoke detectors, so we moved the proceedings outside. First, we seared the fat-covered side (to minimize flare-ups, we had the butcher trim the ...

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