Thyme Rib Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (7 to 8 lb.) trimmed prime beef rib roast (sometimes called standing rib roast, 3 or 4 ribs)
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
3 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme leaves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 475\u00b0. Put roast, rib side down, in center of a 13 x 9-inch flameproof roasting pan and rub all over with 1 tablespoon oil. Press thyme to adhere. Season beef generously with salt and pepper. Roast beef in middle of oven for 30 minutes. Remove beef from oven and with a bulb baster, skim all but 1/2 cup fat from pan. Baste beef with fat remaining in pan. Reduce oven temperature to 375\u00b0. Roast beef 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours more or until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of meat registers 115\u00b0. Transfer beef to a platter, reserving pan juices. Let beef stand 25 minutes. (Meat will continue to cook, reaching about 130\u00b0 for medium-rare.)