Grilled Bone in Prime Rib Roast on the Big Green Egg - The BBQ Buddha (2024)

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Welcome back to the best grilling blog on the Internet! For this post I am featuring a Snake River Farms 4-bone ribeye roast grilled on my Big Green Egg. At the time I am posting this it is closer to Spring than it is Winter but I wanted to focus this recipe on delivering the best centerpiece for your holiday meal. Using a special herbed butter on the outside of this roast, this prime rib comes out as beautiful as it tastes. Now sit back, grab your favorite glass of Malbec, and enjoy this post for Grilled Bone in Prime Rib Roast on the Big Green Egg.

Grilled Bone in Prime Rib Roast on the Big Green Egg

When cooking a roast this size take it out of the packaging a day before you plan to cook it and dry the exterior off with paper towels.

Get kosher salt ready (1 tsp per pound) and tie your roast with butcher twine to hold its shape while cooking.

Now cover all sides of the roast with kosher salt, place on to a baking pan with a wire rack, and in to the fridge for 24 hours. This dry brining technique does many things: it tenderizes the meat, it locks in the flavor, and it makes the meat juicier. This step shouldn’t be skipped!

After 24-hours take the meat out of the fridge 2-hours before you plan to cook it.

While the roast is coming up to room temperature make the herbed butter mixture with 2 sticks of softened butter, 2 Tbs minced fresh herbs, 8-10 cloves of minced garlic, and 2 Tbs Dizzy Pig Cow Lick seasoning (make sure to use code: BBQBUDDHA for 15% off any order at Dizzy Pig BBQ).

Mix all the ingredients thoroughly with the butter.

Next, rub the butter on all surfaces of the rib roast.

Fill the Big Green Egg with lump charcoal and light in the middle. After 10-minutes, add a handful or two of Pecan Wood ChipsGrilled Bone in Prime Rib Roast on the Big Green Egg - The BBQ Buddha (9) to the lit coals. Place in your ConvEGGtorGrilled Bone in Prime Rib Roast on the Big Green Egg - The BBQ Buddha (10) for indirect grilling.

Once your temperature is stable at 350°F it is time to place your rib roast inside.

Place your roast bone side down and let cook for an hour undisturbed.

After an hour your roast should be coming along nicely. From this point forward make sure to take an internal temperature of the roast every 30-minutes until you reach a temperature of 125°F.

After 2 hours the roast is almost ready and the color of the exterior looks amazing.

At 2.5 hours your roast should measure 125°F. Pull the roast from your Big Green Egg and rest it on a cutting board for 20-30 minutes.

The final temperature should be between 130°-135° for a perfect medium rare.

Remove the ribs before slicing the meat in to steaks for serving.

Cut the steaks to your desired width. A 10-pound roast should feed 8-10 people when cooked.

Enjoy this delicious grilled bone in prime rib roast. The perfect centerpiece for your next holiday gathering.

Grilled Bone in Prime Rib Roast on the Big Green Egg - The BBQ Buddha (23)

Grilled Bone in Prime Rib Roast on the Big Green Egg

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 45 minutes mins

Course Main

Cuisine American

Servings 8 -10

Ingredients

  • 1 4- bone prime rib roast 8-10 pounds
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 8-10 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 Tbs rosemary minced
  • 1 Tbs thyme minced
  • 2 Tbs Dizzy Pig Cow Lick seasoning
  • Kosher Salt 1 tsp per pound

Instructions

  • Salt the prime rib roast with Kosher salt (1 tsp per pound) 24 hours before cooking and place on a baking sheet with a wire rack. Place in the refrigerator uncovered.

  • -hours before cooking take the roast out of the fridge and allow it to come to room temperature.

  • Soften the 2 sticks of butter and combine with minced garlic, minced herbs, and seasoning.

  • Apply the butter mixture to the roast all over.

  • Preheat your Big Green Egg to 350°F setup for indirect cooking using your ConvEGGtor. I like to use Pecan Wood chips for some additional smoke flavoring.

  • When the temp is stable and the smoke is running clean, place the roast inside the Big Green Egg bone side down. and let cook undisturbed for an hour before checking. After that check on the roast and internal temperature every 30 minutes until an internal temperature of 125°F is achieved.

  • Pull the roast and let rest 30 minutes before slicing.

  • Slice the bones off the roast first, then cut the roast in to equal steaks.

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Grilled Bone in Prime Rib Roast on the Big Green Egg - The BBQ Buddha (2024)

FAQs

How to cook a bone in prime rib on a Weber grill? ›

Brush the cooking grates clean. Grill the roast, bone side down, over indirect medium heat, with the lid closed, until the internal temperature reaches 120° to 125°F for medium rare, 1½ to 2 hours.

How long to cook prime rib on kamado joe? ›

Season prime rib roast liberally with Kosher salt and pepper. Center roast on the spit and spin until center of the roast in the deepest portion away from the bones reaches an internal temperature of 128°F, approximately two hours. Remove from heat and rest loosely tented with aluminum foil for 20-30 minutes.

How long to cook bone in prime rib at 225? ›

In a 225 degree F oven:
  1. Medium-rare: 30 to 35 minutes per pound.
  2. Medium: 35 to 40 minutes per pound.
  3. Medium-well: 40 to 45 minutes per pound.
Dec 20, 2023

Does it take longer to cook a prime rib with the bone-in? ›

Bones have a higher thermal resistance than meat, meaning the meat around the bones will cook slower than the rest of the roast, leaving those sections extra-tender and juicy. To make carving easier, you can remove the bones from the raw beef and tie them back on if you'd like. (Ask your butcher to do this for you.)

What is the best temperature to cook prime rib? ›

Start by cooking your prime rib at 500°F for 15 minutes and then lower the oven temperature to 325° F and cook for 10-12 min per pound for rare, or 13-14 min per pound for medium rare, or 14-15 min per pound for medium well. A meat thermometer is essential to ensure you cook it perfectly!

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