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yorkshire pudding (perfect with prime rib)

(5 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Deb Crane
Eagle, WI

This is the recipe I use when I make Prime Rib. I never go without Yorkshire pudding when I make Prime Rib. This uses the rendered juices from the roast. Perfect for soaking up the great Au Jus that the roast renders! This method is a do-ahead method for the batter. Then you can make them when the roast is resting after coming out of the oven.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Yorkshire pudding is a wonderful side dish for beef. These bake up fluffy. The outside is slightly crisp while staying soft and tender inside. Prime rib drippings add wonderful flavor to these Yorkshire puddings.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(5 ratings)
yield 12 serving(s)
method Bake

Ingredients For yorkshire pudding (perfect with prime rib)

  • 1 c
    unbleached, all-purpose flour
  • 1 c
    milk, divided
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 c
    rendered pan drippings/fat

How To Make yorkshire pudding (perfect with prime rib)

  • Eggs and milk whisked together.
    1
    EARLY ON THE DAY YOU ARE MAKING PRIME RIB FOR DINNER: Whisk the 2 eggs with 1/2 cup of the milk; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk the flour and salt together. Add the egg and milk mixture and whisk vigorously until there are absolutely no lumps left in the batter. (a Kitchen Aid is great for this!) Cover the batter with plastic wrap, and keep it at room temperature all day until you are ready to use it (at least 5 hours)
  • Flour and salt whisked together.
    2
    In a large bowl, whisk the flour and salt together.
  • Add egg mixture to the flour.
    3
    Add the egg and milk mixture and whisk vigorously until there are absolutely no lumps left in the batter (a Kitchen Aid is great for this).
  • Bowl with batter covered in plastic wrap.
    4
    Cover the batter with plastic wrap. Keep it at room temperature all day until you're ready to use it (at least 5 hours).
  • Oven set to preheat.
    5
    WHEN YOU ARE READY AND THE PRIME RIB IS RESTING: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. (The oven will already be heated if you are just taking out the Prime Rib.)
  • Heating muffin tin in the hot oven.
    6
    Place a standard 12-count muffin pan in the hot oven and heat it up until it is very, very hot.
  • Pouring drippings into the hot muffin tins.
    7
    Measure out 1 teaspoon of the pan drippings into each muffin cup and place back in the oven. Leave it in there until the fat is literally smoking hot. I do mean smoking. Takes about 5 minutes, but just look for the smoke.
  • Adding remaining milk to the batter.
    8
    As the fat is heating, whisk in the remaining 1/2 cup of cold milk into the batter that has been sitting out all day. The milk must be cold, straight from the fridge. (When you make the batter in the morning, put a note on it to remind you to add the additional 1/2 cup of cold milk so you don't forget... I have forgotten in the past.)
  • Batter poured into the hot muffin tins.
    9
    When the drippings are smoking and hot, take the pan out and, working as quickly as you can, pour the batter evenly into the muffin cups. Immediately return pan to oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. Do NOT open the oven door for the first 20 minutes of baking. It is done when the pudding is a dark golden brown and dry to the touch and has risen very high. You will see as the batter hits the hot drippings, it will bubble and sizzle. If it doesn't, it wasn't hot enough. If it wasn't hot enough, you can't undo it, it will still taste good, but you won't get the rise unless the drippings are smoking hot.
  • Cooked Yorkshire pudding.
    10
    Serve immediately along with Prime rib and Au Jus.
  • 11
    You can easily double or triple this recipe (or half it for that matter), just as long as you remember to add the remaining cold milk later. The link to my method of Prime Rib: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/beef/prime-rib-roast-au-jus-perfect-every-2.html
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