My family fave dinner main course is Prime Rib, or Standing Rib Roast done on a rotisserie...Couldn't be simpler!
1. find a nice, well marbled, roast with 5-7 ribs (more or less depending upon the size of your gathering.
2. rest the roast for 1-2 hours at room temperature to bring the roast to room temperature.
3. skewer the roast with the rotisserie rod and secure it using the forked pieces, locking it to the rod and test run it on the rotisserie to ensure freedom of movement while turning over the heat. I use an electronic, table top rotisserie which makes this as easy as possible.
4. using a narrow bladed knife, pierce the roast in several places and insert whole garlic cloves into the incisions.
5. coat the entire roast with Dijon mustard. Don't be shy with this...It's VERY good!
6. pack the entire Dijon covered roast in rock salt...cover all of it! The salt will come off before eating, but will make is SOOOO delicious! Pepper can be added at this point as well, but I don't do it.
7. place the roast on the rotisserie and plug it in.
8. I let my roast cook for appx 20 min per pound but I use a thermometer to ensure that it's ready to come off at medium rare (120 deg F)
9. let the roast rest for 20-30 minutes before slicing.
10. scrape the salt off and slice away!
11. Let the feast begin!
If possible, pair this with a good red wine, or nice dark ale, and a full flavored stick like a CoRo
Enjoy fellas!