Deep Fried Prime Rib

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 -10 lbs boneless rib-eye roast or 8 -10 lbs bone-in beef rib roast
• 3 gallons peanut oil (and 1 fryer, with hook and stand, turkey fryer)
• 2 teaspoons ground rosemary or 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
• bread, sliced

Recipe

• 1 the night before you plan to serve your prime rib, mix salt, pepper and rosemary; rub the meat liberally with the mixture.
• 2 cover the meat and place it in the refrigerator over night.
• 3 the next day, take roast out of refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature (1-1 1/2 hours) before frying.
• 4 heat 3 gallons of peanut oil to 360 degrees.
• 5 slowly lower the prime rib into oil.
• 6 you can except the oil to drop in temperature quickly, probably down to approximately 325 degrees; turn the heat up on the burner to bring back up to 350 degrees, then level off temperature.
• 7 cook prime rib for 3 minutes per pound of weight for medium-rare steaks, 4 minutes per pound for medium.
• 8 carefully remove from oil and let rest for 10 minutes; rest on top of several slices of bread to absorb grease.
• 9 slice and serve with horseradish sauce.