Meals, Rewrite, Untested
1 round meat
seasoning mix:
1 tsp thyme
1.5 tsp rosemary
1.5 tsp garlic powder
3 tsp salt (larger grains are better)
1 tsp ground coriander
4 tsp black pepper
olive oil
garlic cloves (not minced)
vegetables to taste:
carrots
potatoes
onion
zucchini
broccoli
other???
Prepare the meat the day before by doing the following:
1. mix all ingredients for the seasoning mix
2. lightly oil the meat. Use 1 tbsp oil to start, rub it in thoroughly and add more if needed
3. rub your seasoning mix all over the meat. rub it in good
4. peel the garlic cloves and cut them into thin spears
5. using a sharp knife, make incisions into the meat and shove a garlic spear into the hole. Do this all over the meat.
6. place your meat in a roasting pan, cover loosely with foil or plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator overnight.
Cook the meat and vegetables by doing the following:
1. Remove your meat from the refrigerator. Let it sit, still covered, for about an hour to warm up.
2. Preheat oven to 450°
3. Cook the meat for 15 minutes at 450, then lower the oven temperature to 275 and cook for about 20 minutes per pound.
4. Check the meat's internal temperature. It should be at least 130°. If not, wait longer. You can raise the temperature in the oven if it does not seem to be cooking all the way through.
5. While the meat is cooking, prepare your vegetables by peeling or chopping as needed. Try to make all the vegetables roughly the same shape, size, and thickness so they will cook the same.
6. Lightly coat all the vegetables in olive oil, and add some of your seasoning mix from yesterday if you have any, or just use salt and pepper. Mix it all up good so the oil and seasoning are evenly distributed
7. Spread the vegetables out on a greased baking sheet
8. Once the meat is done, crank the oven back up to 450 and put the vegetables in.
9. Move the vegetables around every 15 minutes and check for softness. They should take about 30 minutes to cook, which is okay because your meat needs that time to rest so it stays juicy
So Kit just sent it to me in this format, which is a bit jumbled but is mostly good. I will have to get her clarification on "1 round meat" tomorrow. :P But I think that's just "3.5 lbs. prime rib roast". And the seasoning mix is really fucking good, as you know.
For the vegetables, we used a small package of baby carrots, a whole white onion, and three medium red potatoes. We tossed them with olive oil and some of the leftover spice mix! (I'd set aside about 1/3-1/4 of the spice mix for the veggies.)
Checking the meat temperature: check in a few places, because it's a real big hunk of meat.
It is rib roast, yes. It's not "prime" because that refers to the quality and grocery stores won't stock something that nice