Impress your guests with this roast prime rib. The only downside? You’ll be hosting every holiday function after your guests taste how good your cooking is!

Ingredients

Prime Rib:

Sauce:

Directions

For the prime rib: Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Put the butter, horseradish, peppercorns and 2 tablespoons salt in a medium bowl and stir until evenly combined. Slather the seasoned butter evenly over the top and sides of the roast (leave the bottom bare) and put on a rack set in a large roasting pan. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes (5 minutes per pound), then turn the oven off and let the roast sit inside the oven for 1 1/2 hours (do not open the oven door during this time). It should be dark golden brown on the outside and medium rare on the inside.

For the sauce: Meanwhile, whisk the sour cream, horseradish, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper together in a medium bowl until well combined. Stir in the chives, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Cut the roast into 1-inch-thick slices and serve with the sauce.

Cook’s Note

To help plan your meal, decide what time you want to serve the meal and count back about 2 hours–that’s when the roast should go into the oven.