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12/25/2007 01:51:55 PM · #26
Originally posted by griz210:

anyone got a good beef rib roast recipe you would care to share. I got one to cook later this evening


Keep it simple, is my advice. Brush with olive oil, sprinkle liberally with kosher salt, fresh-ground pepper, and perhaps a dusting of minced fresh rosemary. If you like a garlicky outside, that's cool; before the oil, rub it with crushed garlic, but don't actually leave any garlic on it because it will burn and taste nasty.

I start my rib roasts at 325 degrees, then slam it up to 475 degrees for the last 20 minutes or so to get a crust. Some do it the other way, but in my experience that produces an overcooked zone around the perimeter. The roast should definitely be on a rack in its pan, though if you don't have one the bones will stand it up OK.

If you have a big enough roasting pan, you can take some small red or white potatoes, toss them with a little olive oil, sprinkle with kosher salt, and roast them along with the meat. Turn them once during cooking. Let them crust up nice and go all soft on the inside.

Meat is done when thermometer reads about 118 in the thickest portion; be sure not to measure the temperature too close to the bone, cuz bones conduct heat. That's for rare. When you take it out, cover it loosely with foil and let it rest before carving. This is critical, the juices need to be redistributed from the surface back into the meat. How long you rest it depends on how big it is; maybe 20 mins for a 3-rib roast, 30 mins for a 5-rib roast. The residual heat will continue to cook it, and you'll have nice rare meat. There will be some more-done meat on both ends. If nobody eats rare,n and you want medium-rare to medium, cook to internal temp of about 128, then rest as above.

To carve, if the meat has been taken off the bones and tied back on by the butcher, just remove the strings and carve the meat, crosswise, at least a quarter inch thick. If the meat is still on the bones, use a boning knife to separate it first, then carve. Much easier. Save the bones for some nice BBQ ribs tomorrow, unless someone wants to eat them at dinner.

R.
12/25/2007 01:52:15 PM · #27
Originally posted by griz210:

anyone got a good beef rib roast recipe you would care to share. I got one to cook later this evening

I am finishing,up mine right now. Here is all I did. Simple is my preference.

Preheat oven to 350. Season your rib as you would prefer (I use salt, fresh black pepper and garlic). Roast for 1 hour. Turn the oven off but leave it in there until an hour before you need it (mine set for a couple of hours actually). Turn your oven back on to 350 and let go for another 45 minutes to an hour. Should come out to be a nice medium rare. I also roast my potatoes in the last cook as well. Good luck!
12/25/2007 01:52:40 PM · #28
Originally posted by jbsmithana:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

A Dutch Oven, a real good one from Chasseur.

R.


Are sure it did not come from Leroy, our dictator?


Hah, good point. I didn't even think of that LOL :-)

R.
12/25/2007 02:03:30 PM · #29
I got a projector and screen. I now have a 100" (diagonal) TV screen. Goes great with the speakers I've got. *grin*

Now the only problem I have is the light colored drapes on the windows. I've got to darken them up some.

12/25/2007 02:07:42 PM · #30
I got



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Santa was nice...
12/25/2007 02:11:35 PM · #31
I gave myself a Canon 5d and a Canon 16-35 mm EF lens. Now I'm just waiting for the storm to calm so I can go outside and play.
12/25/2007 02:17:12 PM · #32
Thanks for the recipes guys i will be putting it in to cook it about a half hr.
12/25/2007 02:18:09 PM · #33
My wonderful, lovely, superb, thoughtful, forbearing wife got me a PS3. Now all I need to do is work out how to play games.
12/25/2007 02:55:58 PM · #34
Two GPS units.
12/25/2007 03:07:20 PM · #35
An official Wallace and Gromit calendar, a book I've already read two or three times, DVDs I can't play in Japan because I don't have a multi-region player, and a book on Matisse. Oh, and the boardgame Taboo, which I can't see being played in Japan very much, so they may change it.
Well, you asked. There'll be more to come tomorrow when I visit my cousins...
12/25/2007 03:14:18 PM · #36
12/25/2007 03:18:52 PM · #37
12/25/2007 03:19:32 PM · #38
Pot holders and an electric griddle that will hopefully prevent our oversensitive smoke alarm from going off everytime I make pancakes.
12/25/2007 03:21:21 PM · #39
oh my let me think.

My sims for my DS
Heroes V for my PC
8" LCD Picture Frame
Set of acrylic picture frames
Baileys
Massage mat (the kind you put in a chair or lay on... uhmmmmmm sigh)
Flameless lanterns
Labyrnth DVD (Anniversary edition, man I feel old)
Liqour filled chocolets
a devil bear
$100 Macy's gift certificate
New Paperback, (4th in a series... yeah)
box of chocolate truffles
hard candy and peppermints
Ruby and Diamond bracelet
Ornate inlaid jewelry box

Hmmmm I musta been a naughty...uhm NICE yeah nice girl this year.
12/25/2007 04:12:13 PM · #40
Two Barnes & Noble giftcards
Gap giftcard
"Serenity" book (sci-fi)
Bradley University Sweatshirt
Pullover shirt
Green throw (blanket)
A cool candle holder

For myself, I bought the D300 several weeks ago. :-)

Message edited by author 2007-12-25 17:07:17.
12/25/2007 04:37:57 PM · #41
SanDisk Extreme IV CF Card
8GB Flash drive
Sony CyberShot
(Another) Dallas Cowboys Shirt
And some other misc stuff
12/25/2007 04:41:36 PM · #42
I didint get what I really wanted...but I there is always may...
Besides that, I got a canon rebel XTI to complement my XT
Now I dont have to change lenses during a shoot woohoo :)

12/25/2007 04:54:18 PM · #43
- 5D & batterygrip (gave it to myself ;))
- diarrhea

bluh.
12/25/2007 05:00:18 PM · #44
My wife knows me really well. I buy my own presents. I got her an iPod and I got a strobist's starting kit (kinda):

Impact Flash/Umbrella/Mount Kit
eBay flash triggers

Oh, and time to read up on Strobist
12/25/2007 05:05:58 PM · #45
I got this really cool combination record player and cd recorder. I can take all my old records (and I have a s---load) and make them into cd's. I did two today, Dreamboat Annie by Heart and The Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel. That was one.
Here is the machine.
larger version

And for my photo passion? My husband bought me an external hard drive for me to put all my photos into a different place from my regular computer. So how many photos will 500 gb get me? Will I have enough space for a few thousand?

Oh yeh, and one more unexpected present. We got pink eye, so the family had to stay home today and eat chocolates and mac and cheese.

Message edited by author 2007-12-25 17:16:01.
12/25/2007 05:14:43 PM · #46
Originally posted by biteme:

- 5D & batterygrip (gave it to myself ;))
- diarrhea

bluh.


I love the 5D :) But I cant justify paying for it yet. :( Just in time, it will happen..just in time. ;)

12/25/2007 05:16:03 PM · #47
Originally posted by biteme:

- diarrhea

bluh.

TMI.

(I hope you feel better soon!)
12/25/2007 05:20:02 PM · #48
Originally posted by JunieMoon:

I got this really cool combination record player and cd recorder. I can take all my old records (and I have a s---load) and make them into cd's. I did two today, Dreamboat Annie by Heart and The Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel. That was one.
Here is the machine.
larger version


That's pretty sweet. I should get one of those for my dad.

Edit: Holy crap those are expensive! heh

Message edited by author 2007-12-25 17:21:37.
12/25/2007 05:20:42 PM · #49
Originally posted by AperturePriority:

Originally posted by biteme:

- diarrhea

bluh.

TMI.

(I hope you feel better soon!)


lol :P

sorry for the TMI. feeling better now by the way, thanks!
12/25/2007 05:24:04 PM · #50
Originally posted by JunieMoon:


Oh yeh, and one more unexpected present. We got pink eye, so the family had to stay home today and eat chocolates and mac and cheese.


pink eye?
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