"Packing a prime rib roast in a salt crust keeps it moist and makes those richly seasoned end pieces hot items at the table. This herb-crusted prime rib looks gourmet and is full of flavor...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 four-rib beef rib roast (about 8 lbs.), fat trimmed to 1/4 in.*, or 1 boned, tied beef cross rib (chuck) roast (4 to 6 lbs.)
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8 garlic cloves, slivered lengthwise
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1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
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1/4 cup chopped fresh rosemary leaves or 2 tbsp. dried
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1/4 cup chopped fresh thyme leaves or 2 tbsp. dried
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3 tablespoons freshly cracked black pepper
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1 cup coarse sea salt
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Fresh Horseradish Sauce (see link in step 5 below)