Prime Rib - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 to 6 lb. rib roast

Preparation

Place in roasting pan on rack in a 375\u00b0 oven.
Cook, uncovered, with fat side up 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn oven off and do not open for 5 hours.
Forty-five minutes before serving, add freshly ground pepper (optional).
Return to 300\u00b0 oven until serving time.
Roast may be rubbed with a mixture of gourmet pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika before cooking, if you prefer seasoning.