Grill-Roasted Whole Prime Rib for Charcoal Grill

Name: Grill-Roasted Whole Prime Rib for Charcoal Grill
Yield: Serves 16 to 20
Ingredients: 1 , whole beef standing rib roast, meat removed from bones, bones reserved, exterior fat trimmed to 1/8 inch (see note above); 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; , Ground black pepper; 1/4 cup, kosher salt; , Kitchen twine for tying roast, cut into 2 1/2-foot lengths, as needed; 2 , wood chunks (3-inch)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2006

SERVES16 to 20

TIME4 to 4½ hours, plus 3 hours salting, 1 hour soaking, and 20 minutes resting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a great crust from our prime rib recipe, without the mess and without setting off the smoke detectors, so we moved the proceedings outside. First, we seared the fat-covered side (to minimize flare-ups, we had the butcher trim the ...

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