Has anyone cooked a piece of a prime rib in the crock pot?

drummygurl
drummygurl Posts: 19 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I bought a full prime rib roast about 2 months ago (it was an amazing deal). I cut it into ribeye steaks until I got to the end and it wouldn't work with me anymore. So I have the end of the roast, it's maybe 5-6lbs. I tried googling how to cook it in the crock pot (being as it is now full blown summer here, too hot to roast in the oven) but all I get are the recipes for cooking a whole or half roast in the oven.

Has anyone here cooked this before? And if so, was it successful in being moist & delicious? And were you able to create an au jus with it?

If not, do any cooks/chefs on here have any ideas on how I could go about doing this? I have culinary experience and we eat at home 98% because I can make it better than whoever I'm paying to cook it. I have never cooked this particular set up before and I don't want to experiment and royally screw it up.

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  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    The reason this isn't done with prime cuts is simply that they don't need to be tenderized like chuck roast and similar.

    Haha a quote from a site after someone asked this question:

    "My golden rule of crock potting: NEVER insert a piece of meat into a crock pot that costs more than said appliance."

    Here is someone else's suggestion if your heart is set on it (note, I never have tried it, so I don't know if this person has any clue what he or she is talking about or not):

    You can definitely cook a prime rib in a crock pot, but you got to be careful the meat is raised enough it doesn't poach in it's own juices. Before you add the rib, add 3 sliced large onions, big chops of carrots and celery and a whole garlic head cut in half. Place the meat on top of the vegetables. Add a little liquid (beef or chicken broth, or V8 veg juice) so it doesn't burn while the meat heats up.
    I've cooked plenty of time prime ribs in a crock pot; everyone raved. You get the same results as cooking it covered in the oven. You won't get the outer crisp, but it's cleaner and easier.

    Linky: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/296491
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    I would never stick a prime rib in the crockpot. I roast a prime rib at 200 degrees, per Alton Brown's method. It doesn't heat up the house. (Ignore the terra cotta pot stuff and the dry aging, if you don't have the time.)

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/dry-aged-standing-rib-roast-with-sage-jus-recipe.html
  • BeginningAgainMay14
    BeginningAgainMay14 Posts: 97 Member
    If you don't want to turn on your oven, the best advice I can give you is to freeze the roast until it's cool enough. Please do NOT cook a prime rib in your crockpot. Slow cookers turn tough cuts of meat tender and tender cuts of meat tough and dry. You will be very disappointed.

    My other suggestion besides freezing it is maybe try cooking it outside on a barbecue grill? I haven't done it myself, but here's what google turned up.

    http://bbq.about.com/od/beefrecipes/r/bl11222b.htm

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