Sunday Rib Roast Mushroom Crusted Beef

Sunday Rib Roast

This holiday-worthy beef roast is simply crusted with dry mustard and then cooked to perfect, rosy rare, then served with an easy onion gravy. Drooling yet?


YIELD: Makes 4 to 6 servings

ACTIVE TIME: 15 min

TOTAL TIME: 2 1/4 hr

Ingredients

  • 1 (2-rib) tied prime beef rib roast (from small end; about 4 1/2 lb trimmed)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons English dry mustard

Directions

  1. Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
  2. Put beef, fat side up, in a small roasting pan and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper. Stir together flour and dry mustard, then pat onto top and sides of roast to form a thick coating.
  3. Roast beef 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and roast until thermometer inserted into center of meat registers 115°F, about 1 1/4 hours more. Transfer beef to a cutting board and let stand, uncovered, 25 minutes. Meat will eventually reach 125°F (medium-rare).

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